Francis (Francis the Talking Mule)
1950·United States·91 min.
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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... This is a perfect family film, even amusing to the adults. If people all have enough sense as this talking mule does, the world will be a much better place than its present condition.
DirectorArthur Lubin
ScreenwriterDavid Stern
CinematographyIrving Glassberg
CastDonald O´Connor·Patricia Medina·ZaSu Pitts·Ray Collins·John McIntire·Eduard Franz·Howland Chamberlain·James Todd·Robert Warwick·Frank Faylen·Tony Curtis
Original titleFrancis (Francis the Talking Mule)