Francis

1950

1h 31m

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5.6/10

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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.

Directors

Arthur Lubin

Writers

Joan Hathaway(dialogue by)

David Stern(screenplay by)

David Stern(novel by)

Stars

Donald O'Connor

Patricia Medina

Zasu Pitts

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Peter Stirling

Maureen Gelder

Valerie Humpert

Colonel Hooker

General Stevens

Colonel Plepper

Major Nadel

Colonel Saunders

Colonel Carmichael

Sergeant Chillingbacker

Captain Jones

Major Garber

Major Richards

Banker Munroe

Francis the Talking Mule (voice)

Directors

Arthur Lubin

Writers

Joan Hathaway(dialogue by)

David Stern(screenplay by)

David Stern(novel by)

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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...

r96sk02 Jan, 2022