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The Oracle

The Oracle (known as The Horse's Mouth in the United States) is a 1953 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards and starring Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin and Virginia McKenna. The film was based on the radio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr. A journalist goes on holiday to Ireland and encounters a fortune-teller.

Plot

Timothy Blake, a British reporter holidaying on a remote island offshore of Ireland, hears a man's voice coming from the bottom of a well. The voice turns out to be a modern-day Oracle, or fortune teller, whose predictions prove uncannily accurate. Bob is determined to get a story out of this, but his editor is less enthusiastic and promptly fires him. The newfound publicity though, means the once-sleepy Irish village is now invaded by curiosity seekers, and those seeking the horse racing results.

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    author
    contentLocation Ireland
    editor John Trumper
    genre comedy
    keywords fortune teller horse racing oracle remote island voice
    musicBy Temple Abady
    producer Colin Lesslie
    productionCompany Group 3 Films
    publisher Associated British-Pathé
    theme race