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Francis

1949, Comedy, 1h 31m

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Movie Info

An officer (Donald O'Connor) in Burma becomes a World War II hero with strategic tips from a talking mule.

Genre:

Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Arthur Lubin
Producer:

Robert Arthur
Release Date (Theaters):

Feb 8, 1950 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 10, 2015
Runtime:

1h 31m
Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina
Maureen Gelder

ZaSu Pitts
Nurse Valerie Humpert

Ray Collins
Col. Hooker

John McIntire
Gen. Stevens

Eduard Franz
Col. Plepper

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Critic Reviews for Francis

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

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Audience Reviews for Francis

Sep 29, 2007

Francis, known as the Brando of the mule set, later went on to head TAAG (talking animal actors guild). His career was ruined, however, when, in 1965, he was caught in a scandalous homosexual tryst with TV legend Mr. Ed.

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