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July 1952 (USA)
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That Talking Mule Is Back and the Army's got him Again!
Plot:
Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point. | Add synopsis »
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Francis Goes to West Point (1952) **
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Cast
(in credits order) | Donald O'Connor | ... | Peter Stirling |
 | Lori Nelson | ... | Barbara Atwood |
| Alice Kelley | ... | Cynthia Daniels |
| Gregg Palmer | ... | William Norton (as Palmer Lee) |
| William Reynolds | ... | Wilbur Van Allen |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Col. Daniels |
 | Otto Hulett | ... | Football Coach Chadwick |
 | David Janssen | ... | Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen) |
 | James Best | ... | Cpl. Ransom |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Donald Kerr | ... | Minor Role (scenes deleted) |
| William Newell | ... | Drunk (scenes deleted) |
| Roger Alan | ... | Plebe (uncredited) |
| William Bailey | ... | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| Howard Banks | ... | Instructor (uncredited) |
| George Barrows | ... | Plant Workman (uncredited) |
| Jack Baston | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ivan Browning | ... | Jason (uncredited) |
| Paul Burke | ... | Sergeant Swazey (uncredited) |
| Clark Burroughs | ... | Plebe (uncredited) |
| Charles Cane | ... | Captain Cooper (uncredited) |
| Bill Cassidy | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | ... | Officer Baker (uncredited) |
| Davison Clark | ... | Capt. Jasper (uncredited) |
| Walter Clinton | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Chuck Courtney | ... | Plebe (uncredited) |
| John Damler | ... | Walt Mortenson (uncredited) |
| Mark Dennis | ... | Plebe (uncredited) |
| Edward Earle | ... | Colonel Denning (uncredited) |
| Bob Edgecomb | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Bill Fletcher | ... | Cheerleader (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | ... | Major Olsen (uncredited) |
| Richard Fortune | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
 | Chuck Hicks | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Tom Irish | ... | Cheerleader (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Paul Keast | ... | Professor Hopkins (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | ... | Ralph Grindle (uncredited) |
| Freeman Lusk | ... | Major Squires (uncredited) |
| Tyler MacDuff | ... | Cadet (uncredited) |
| Roger McGee | ... | Cadet Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Roland Morris | ... | Smith (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | ... | West Point Officer at Dance (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Officer Spectator at Football Game (uncredited) |
 | Leonard Nimoy | ... | Cadet Football Player #52 (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | ... | Plant Workman (uncredited) |
| Max Palmer | ... | Major Jones (uncredited) |
| Anthony Radecki | ... | Cadet (uncredited) |
| Franz Roehn | ... | Dr. Strudelhoeffer (uncredited) |
| George Sherwood | ... | Greg (uncredited) |
| Jay Stafford | ... | Plebe (uncredited) |
| William E. Van Gelder | ... | Jablonski (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Colonel Hedley (uncredited) |
| Judy Wiard | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
 | Chill Wills | ... | Francis the Talking Mule (voice) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Arthur Lubin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Oscar Brodney | ||
| David Stern | characters | |
Produced by | |||
| Leonard Goldstein | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Milton Rosen | (uncredited) | ||
| Frank Skinner | (uncredited) | ||
| Herman Stein | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Carl E. Guthrie | (as Carl Guthrie) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Milton Carruth | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Bernard Herzbrun | |||
| Eric Orbom | |||
Special Effects by | |||
| David S. Horsley | .... | special effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Joseph Gershenson | .... | musical director | |
| Lloyd Akridge | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Walter Schumann | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Leith Stevens | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Paul Van Loan | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Bob Larson | .... | production accountant (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Universal Pictures (1952) (USA) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
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81 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Trivia:
Donald O'Connor's third of six "Francis" movies.See more »
Quotes:
Coach Chadwick:Francis is a good friend of Sterling's and mine, and he's been helping me with the backfield.
William Norton:Helping you?
Coach Chadwick:Well, he's not the first jackass to try to tell me how to run the team.
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William Norton:Helping you?
Coach Chadwick:Well, he's not the first jackass to try to tell me how to run the team.
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Featured in It's Showtime (1976)See more »
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The third in the FRANCIS THE TALKING MULE series is yet another ordinary affair, with nothing much to recommend in it. The setting is military school, with Francis missing in action far too much of the time, as well as most of the laughs, apparently. The only thing interesting for me was spotting a very young Leonard Nimoy as a cadet late into the film.
It's a shame that more entertainment was not accomplished with this formula, as Donald O'Connor and his jabbering jackass had the potential for being an entertaining pair together.
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