Francis
"A Talking Mule....the funniest film surprise in 5 years!"
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling

Patricia Medina
Maureen Gelder

Zasu Pitts
Valerie Humpert

Ray Collins
Colonel Hooker

John McIntire
General Stevens

Eduard Franz
Colonel Plepper

Howland Chamberlain
Major Nadel

James Todd
Colonel Saunders
Media16
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Director

Arthur Lubin
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Francis the Talking Mule Collection
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<em>'Francis'</em> 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...
Jan 2, 2022


































