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Francis in the Navy( 1955)

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That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!

Overview

In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The note urges Pete to hurry to the Coronado, California naval base, where Francis is about to be sold as surplus. Pete rushes to the train station, but before he can board, nurse Betsy Donevan mistakes him for her shell-shocked brother, Navy boatswain Slicker Donevan. She tries to forcibly remove his uniform so he will not get into trouble for impersonating an Army officer. Finally she realizes that Pete is not Slicker but merely his mirror image.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald O'Connor

      Peter Stirling

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      Martha Hyer

      Betsy Donevan

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      Richard Erdman

      Murph

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      Jim Backus

      Commander Hutch

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      Clint Eastwood

      Jonesey

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      David Janssen

      Lieutenant Anders

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      Leigh Snowden

      Nurse Appleby

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      Martin Milner

      W.T. Rickson

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      Paul Burke

      Tate

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      Phil Garris

      Tony Stover

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      Myrna Hansen

      Helen

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      Jane Howard

      Nurse Standish

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      Virginia O'Brien

      Nurse Kittredge

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      William Forrest

      Admiral

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      Chill Wills

      Francis (voice) (uncredited)

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      Frank Chase

      Yeoman

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      Carl Switzer

      Timekeeper

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    A review by r96sk

    5
    Written by r96sk on Tue Jan 04 2022
    Just so sleepy at this point. Even for 1955, <em>'Francis in the Navy'</em> being the sixth <em>'Francis'</em> film since 1950 must've been boring as heck. Not that it's a new development, because they arguably all are, but these really are a tedious watch at this point. Francis is again, oddly, in the background. Despite one more production in 1956, Donald O'Connor decided this was the time to bow out of the series. He does so in relative style, given he portrays two characters - albeit to lame effect, for what it's worth. Clint Eastwood is the pick of the support cast, if only due to wh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • horse
    • sequel
    • mule
    • psychotronic film