Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling

“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.
Peter Stirling
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Maureen Gelder
Patricia Medina
Maureen Gelder
Valerie Humpert
Zasu Pitts
Valerie Humpert
Colonel Hooker
Ray Collins
Colonel Hooker
General Stevens
John McIntire
General Stevens
Colonel Plepper
Eduard Franz
Colonel Plepper
Major Nadel
Howland Chamberlain
Major Nadel
Colonel Saunders
James Todd
Colonel Saunders
Colonel Carmichael
Robert Warwick
Colonel Carmichael
Sergeant Chillingbacker
Frank Faylen
Sergeant Chillingbacker
Captain Jones
Tony Curtis
Captain Jones
Major Garber
Mikel Conrad
Major Garber
<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...
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