Francis in the Navy
5.7
“That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!”
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.
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Part of Francis the Talking Mule Collection
7 films
Cast
19 people
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Toys
Jil Jarmyn
Mitzi
Molly
Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
Martha Hyer
Betsy Donevan
Known for
Sabrina
The Sons of Katie Elder
Richard Erdman
Murph
Known for
Community
Stalag 17
Jim Backus
Commander Hutch
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Rebel Without a Cause
Clint Eastwood
Jonesey
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
David Janssen
Lieutenant Anders
Known for
The Fugitive
The Green Berets
Leigh Snowden
Appleby
Known for
The Creature Walks Among Us
All That Heaven Allows
Martin Milner
Rick
Known for
Sweet Smell of Success
13 Ghosts
Paul Burke
Tate
Known for
The Thomas Crown Affair
Valley of the Dolls
Phil Garris
Tony
Also in
Walking My Baby Back Home
Kill the Golden Goose
Arthur Lubin Director · Devery Freeman Screenplay Carl E. Guthrie Cinematographer
United States release August 24, 1955 · Produced in United States · Production Universal Pictures
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 24, 1955
Theatrical
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