Francis

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

5.6
19501h 31m

During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Peter Stirling

Photo of Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Maureen Gelder

Photo of Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Valerie Humpert

Photo of Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Colonel Hooker

Photo of John McIntire

John McIntire

General Stevens

Photo of Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Colonel Plepper

Photo of James Todd

James Todd

Colonel Saunders

Photo of Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Colonel Carmichael

Photo of Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Sergeant Chillingbacker

Photo of Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Captain Jones

Photo of Mikel Conrad

Mikel Conrad

Major Garber

Photo of Loren Tindall

Loren Tindall

Major Richards

Photo of Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Banker Munroe

Photo of Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Francis the Talking Mule (voice)

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Reviews

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r96sk

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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