Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
1h 26m
Running Time
June 10, 1953Release Date
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
1h 26m
Running Time
June 10, 1953Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Yvette Duguay
Maria Scola
Gene Lockhart
Tom Henderson
Nancy Guild
Alberta Ames
William Harrigan
Inspector Hansen
Silvio Minciotti
Salvatore Scola
Lowell Gilmore
Jefferson 'JG' Garnet
Larry Gates
Dan Austin
Hanley Stafford
Dr. Goodrich
Gale Gordon
Evans
Forrest Lewis
Judge Stanley
Chill Wills
Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)
Charles Flynn
Jones
Arthur Lubin
Director
Oscar Brodney
Writer
Leonard Goldstein
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 10, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
horse
district attorney
newspaper
doctor
investigation
new york
1950s
gangster
b movie
narration
informer
courtroom
judge
sequel
police officer
chauffeur
police
italian
gun
jury
trial
gang
gang member
gossip
investigator
held at gunpoint
boyfriend girlfriend
gang leader
police inspector
chase
mule
ex soldier
big city
thug
newspaper reporter
hoodlum
henchman
slang
newspaper editor
psychotronic film
Wiki.
Francis Covers the Big Town is a 1953 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, and Gene Lockhart. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills.
This is the fourth film in Universal-International's Francis the Talking Mule series continuing the misadventures of Peter Stirling and his friend Francis. Diabolique argued it was the best in the series.
Francis the Talking Mule Collection.
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