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.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| 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 | |
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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 | |
| Molly | ... | Francis (as Francis) | |
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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, Maureen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles. Written by Winston Song
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 February 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Francis the Talking Mule See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Edit
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(uncredited)
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The hand of Peter Stirling open the pages of the novel revealing the credits of the film. See more »Soundtracks
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean(uncredited)
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As a stock actor, the 25 year old Tony Curtis appeared in a series of films like 'Francis' which were dull and tacky. It served to pad out his c.v. and pay his bills because his audience thought he was too good looking to be doing a proper job.