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Francis the Talking Mule. Francis the Talking Mule is a fictional mule who first appeared in three short stories written for Esquire by David Stern, which he later combined into the 1946 novel Francis. This was the basis of a series of seven Universal-International comedy films released from 1950 to 1956.
May 1, 1951. In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They end up saving it from financial ruin when Francis, who has the inside track with the racehorses, provides Peter with names of the winners before the races are run.
1. Francis in the Haunted House. 1956 1h 20m Approved. 5.6 (412) Rate. Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime. Director Charles Lamont Stars Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin. 2.
Jun 19, 2022 · The Production: 3.5/5. Francis (1950; 3.5 out of 5) During the Burma campaign of WWII, U.S. Army 2nd lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O’Connor) is separated from his platoon yet is saved by a mule named Francis (voiced by Chill Wills), who can only speak to Peter. Upon being brought back to camp, his superior officers think he’s lost his ...
Never hailed as an artistic triumph for its time, the Francis series made up for that in box-office receipts from 1949 to 1956. Based on a book by David Stern, each of the seven films dealt with a sincere but stupid young man (at West Point he is 687th in a class of 687) led into and out of trouble by a canny talking mule. The off-screen voice was Chill Wills, the on-screen bumbler was Donald ...
Apr 29, 2014 · Francis the Talking Mule Complete Collection features the hilarious escapades of the delightfully funny, old army mule…who happens to talk! Including all 7 movies from one of the most beloved comic series, Donald O'Connor stars as bewildered soldier Peter Stirling, who is helped out of one tricky situation after another by the unlikeliest of heroes, his pal Francis.
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Jun 18, 2022 · DIRECTED BY ARTHUR LUBIN (Films 1-6); CHARLES LAMONT (Film 7)/KL STUDIO CLASSICS. Once upon a time, there was a mule that could talk. His name was Francis, and he became one of the most popular Hollywood movie stars of the 1950s. Between 1950 and 1956, Francis (actually portrayed by a female mule called Molly, for modesty’s sake) was the name ...
