Francis

Francis

91 mins | Comedy, Family, War, Fantasy | Feb. 8, 1950

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...

Francis

91 mins | Comedy, Family, War, Fantasy | Feb. 8, 1950

Francis
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...
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Francis
Directors Arthur Lubin
Writers Joan Hathaway, David Stern

Cast

Donald O'Connor

as Peter Stirling

Patricia Medina

as Maureen Gelder

Zasu Pitts

as Valerie Humpert

Ray Collins

as Colonel Hooker

John McIntire

as General Stevens

Eduard Franz

as Colonel Plepper

Howland Chamberlain

as Major Nadel

James Todd

as Colonel Saunders

Robert Warwick

as Colonel Carmichael

Frank Faylen

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

Tony Curtis

as Captain Jones

Mikel Conrad

as Major Garber

Loren Tindall

as Major Richards

Charles Meredith

as Banker Munroe

Chill Wills

as Francis the Talking Mule (voice)