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5.5/10 • 28

1950-02-081h 31m

ComedyFamilyFantasyWar

A Talking Mule....the funniest film surprise in 5 years!

The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...

Directors
Arthur Lubin
Editors
Milton Carruth

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Donald O'Connor

    Donald O'Connor

    Peter Stirling

  2. Patricia Medina

    Patricia Medina

    Maureen Gelder

  3. Zasu Pitts

    Zasu Pitts

    Valerie Humpert

  4. Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Colonel Hooker

  5. John McIntire

    John McIntire

    General Stevens

  6. Eduard Franz

    Eduard Franz

    Colonel Plepper

  7. Howland Chamberlain

    Howland Chamberlain

    Major Nadel

  8. James Todd

    James Todd

    Colonel Saunders

  9. Robert Warwick

    Robert Warwick

    Colonel Carmichael

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r96sk

Jan 2, 2022

5/10

'Francis' is exactly what you'd expect it to be. It isn't something I'd consider worthy of a watch due to many things, with one being the repetitive nature of the story. It's a poor flick, lacking in interest, from 1950; showing all the signs of a film from that era too, distastefully. Donald O'Connor's performance is solid enough, he is definitely the reason why I'm not rating this film lower. Chill Wills voices the titular character and suits the role well, while Patricia Medina shows glimpses; despite a lousy accent. It's more so the plot that sticks out most, if not necessarily positively. It's as dumb as you'd predict and the film, for the most part, knows that in fairness. Incredibly, it's the first of seven films from this series. One down and all that...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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