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Francis

5.8/10
TMDB28 votes
1950Original: English91 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins, John McIntire

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About Francis

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

Francis (1950) is a film in the comedy, family, fantasy, war genres. Directed by Arthur Lubin. The cast includes Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins.

Released
1950-02-08
Original language
English
Runtime
91 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Directors
Arthur Lubin
Writers
David Stern

Francis cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.8/10 from 28 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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'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…

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'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 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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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.

Who stars in Francis?

Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins, John McIntire, Eduard Franz. See the cast cards above for character names.

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