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Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
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Oscar Brodney (original story and screenplay)
David Stern (characters)
Release Date:
14 August 1953 (Finland) more
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A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. full summary | add synopsis
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Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) *** more (1 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Donald O'Connor | ... | Peter Stirling |
 | Yvette Duguay | ... | Maria Scola |
 | Gene Lockhart | ... | Tom Henderson |
| Nancy Guild | ... | Alberta Ames |
| William Harrigan | ... | Deputy Chief Inspector Hansen |
| Silvio Minciotti | ... | Salvatore Scola |
| Lowell Gilmore | ... | Jefferson 'JG' Garnet |
| Larry Gates | ... | Dan Austin |
| Hanley Stafford | ... | Dr. Goodrich |
| Gale Gordon | ... | Dist. Atty. Evans |
| Forrest Lewis | ... | Judge Stanley |
| Chill Wills | ... | Francis the Talking Mule (voice) |
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86 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #15688) | Sweden:Btl
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Donald O'Connor's fourth of six "Francis" movies. more
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Followed by Francis in the Navy (1955) more
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At last! After three unsuccessful attempts at entertainment, this fourth entry worked well for me and is the best of the bunch so far.
Francis the Talking Mule and his master, Donald O'Connor (or is it the other way around?) go to New York (the setting alone perks things up a bit) where they become mixed up in all sorts of trouble, including a murder trial. This installment is better written with more time devoted to the donkey, who's actually pretty funny for a change. The script also makes better use of its supporting characters and fashions a love affair for the bumbling O'Connor.
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