Back home

Francis

28 votes

Producing House

During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1950-02-08

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Arthur Lubin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, War

Original title: Francis

Production Companies: Universal International Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

r

r96sk
<em>'Francis'</em> is exactly what you'd expect it to be. It isn't something I'd consider worthy of a watch due to many things, with one being the repetitive nature of the story. It's a poor flick, lacking in interest, from 1950; showing all the signs of a film from that era too, distastefully. Donald O'Connor's performance is solid enough, he is definitely the reason why I'm not rating this film lower. Chill Wills voices the titular character and suits the role well, while Patricia Medina shows glimpses; despite a lousy accent. It's more so the plot that sticks out most, if not necessarily positively. It's as dumb as you'd predict and the film, for the most part, knows that in fairness. Incredibly, it's the first of seven films from this series. One down and all that...
2022-01-02

Recommendations

Sunflower
3.7

Sunflower

1970-03-14

After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. F

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
3.6

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998-05-22

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas

Frankenstein
2

Frankenstein

1987-01-01

An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Barry Lyndon
4

Barry Lyndon

1975-12-18

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan

Persuasion
3

Persuasion

2022-07-01

Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with

Dunkirk
3.7

Dunkirk

2017-07-19

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France,

Legends of the Fall
3.7

Legends of the Fall

1994-12-23

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons,

Sweet Rabbit
0

Sweet Rabbit

2012-10-27

Jeanet, an insecure middle-aged woman, discovers one day that rabbit ears are growing out of her hea

The French Revolution
3.8

The French Revolution

1989-05-10

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene

Brothers
3.4

Brothers

2004-08-27

A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in 

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
3.7

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

2025-07-23

Kim Dok-ja, an ordinary man in his 20s, is the only reader of an obscure web novel titled "Three Way

Playgirls
1

Playgirls

1995-03-02

The first installment of a two-part movie adaptation of the Vladimír Páral's novel about three frien

Playgirls 2
0.6

Playgirls 2

1995-04-15

Although shot simultaneously with the first part, director Vít Olmer's sequel to the story of three

Commando Assault
3.3

Commando Assault

1963-02-21

Lieutenant Takala meets his fellow partisans of 20th division many year after the war. With flashbac

Odette Toulemonde
2.9

Odette Toulemonde

2007-02-07

Objectively, Odette Toulemonde has nothing to be happy about, but is. Balthazar Balsan has everythin

Fantorangens Jul
0

Fantorangens Jul

2012-12-01

Hello there! What are you doing for Christmas? Do you know what Fantorangen is doing? He's going to

Midway
3.6

Midway

2019-11-06

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude

The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger
3

The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger

2023-11-03

Akiko (Mai Fukagawa) is a former idol, but now lives an ordinary life. She works at a company and ke

Escape and Evasion
3.1

Escape and Evasion

2019-10-24

After his men are killed in Burma, a lone soldier returns home in search of solace. Hiding a dark se

Rasplyuev's Days of Fun
3

Rasplyuev's Days of Fun

1966-05-01

A clerk fakes his own death in order to get a big fortune.