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Francis (1950)

NR 02/08/1950 (US) Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War 1h 31m

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

Overview

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...

David Stern

Novel, Screenplay
Arthur Lubin

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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
Robert Warwick

Colonel Carmichael
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A review by r96sk

50%

Written by r96sk on January 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 necessari... read the rest.

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