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
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Arthur Lubin
Director
Chill Wills
Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)
Oscar Brodney
Writer
David Stern
Writer
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 10, 1953
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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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