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Francis

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Donald O'Connor

    Donald O'Connor

    Peter Stirling

  • Patricia Medina

    Patricia Medina

    Maureen Gelder

  • Zasu Pitts

    Zasu Pitts

    Valerie Humpert

  • Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Colonel Hooker

  • John McIntire

    John McIntire

    General Stevens

  • Eduard Franz

    Eduard Franz

    Colonel Plepper

  • Howland Chamberlain

    Howland Chamberlain

    Major Nadel

  • James Todd

    James Todd

    Colonel Saunders

  • Robert Warwick

    Robert Warwick

    Colonel Carmichael

Overview

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.

Rating

5.8 / 10
28 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    5 Jan 2, 2022

    '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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