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Francis (1950) -- A Mule Wiser Than Many of the Humans.
Francis (1950) -- A Mule Wiser Than Many of the Humans.

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Writers:
David Stern (novel)
David Stern (screenplay)
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Release Date:
February 1950 (USA) more
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Plot:
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A Mule Wiser Than the General more (8 total)

Cast

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Donald O'Connor ... Peter Stirling
Patricia Medina ... Maureen Gelder
Zasu Pitts ... Nurse Valerie Humpert
Ray Collins ... Col. Hooker
John McIntire ... Gen. Stevens (as John McIntyre)
Eduard Franz ... Col. Plepper
Howland Chamberlain ... Maj. Nadel
James Todd ... Col. Saunders
Robert Warwick ... Col. Carmichael

Frank Faylen ... Sgt. Chillingbacker

Tony Curtis ... Capt. Jones (as Anthony Curtis)
Mikel Conrad ... Maj. Garber
Loren Tindall ... Maj. Richards
Charles Meredith ... Banker Munroe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Francis the Talking Mule
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Runtime:
91 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Donald O'Connor's first of six “Francis” movies. more
Quotes:
Francis the Talking Mule: I hope to kiss a duck I can talk! more
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A Mule Wiser Than the General, 31 May 2005
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Author: LA_Songs from California

A young soldier Peter Stirling was saved from the Bermese jungles in war time by a talking mule, but nobody believed him until the intelligence information from the mule saved the whole base from Japanese bombers. 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 is the only one that appears sane. 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...

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.

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