Francis
A Talking Mule....the funniest film surprise in 5 years!
1950 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
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| Writer: | David Stern |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 1950 |
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| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
| Writer: | David Stern |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, War |
| Keywords | horse, mule, animals family, based on novel or book, sergeant, psychotronic film |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Frank Faylen | Sergeant Chillingbacker |
| Tony Curtis | Captain Jones |
| Mikel Conrad | Major Garber |
| Loren Tindall | Major Richards |
| Charles Meredith | Banker Munroe |
| Chill Wills | Francis the Talking Mule (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Arthur Lubin | Director |
| Frank Skinner | Music |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| David Stern | Screenplay, Novel |
| Irving Glassberg | Director of Photography |
| Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| David S. Horsley | Special Effects |
| M.H. Lencer | Technical Advisor |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| A. Roland Fields | Set Decoration |
| Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Corson Jowett | Sound |
| Joan Hathaway | Dialogue |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Arthur | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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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...