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Francis

- 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...

Release Date : 1950-02-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Francis The Talking Mule

Cast

Character Name : Peter Stirling

Original Name : Donald O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maureen Gelder

Original Name : Patricia Medina

Gender : Female

Character Name : Valerie Humpert

Original Name : Zasu Pitts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colonel Hooker

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Stevens

Original Name : John McIntire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Plepper

Original Name : Eduard Franz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Nadel

Original Name : Howland Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Saunders

Original Name : James Todd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Carmichael

Original Name : Robert Warwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant Chillingbacker

Original Name : Frank Faylen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Jones

Original Name : Tony Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Garber

Original Name : Mikel Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Richards

Original Name : Loren Tindall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Banker Munroe

Original Name : Charles Meredith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francis the Talking Mule (voice)

Original Name : Chill Wills

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-01-02

'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...