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Francis

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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

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<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

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