Francis Covers the Big Town

NR
1h 26m
1953
5.1 /10 (8)

It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!

Overview

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1953-06-10

Top Billed Cast

Donald O'Connor

Peter Stirling

Yvette Duguay

Maria Scola

Gene Lockhart

Tom Henderson

Nancy Guild

Alberta Ames

William Harrigan

Inspector Hansen

Silvio Minciotti

Salvatore Scola

Lowell Gilmore

Jefferson "JG" Garnet

Larry Gates

Dan Austin

Hanley Stafford

Dr. Goodrich

Gale Gordon

Evans

Forrest Lewis

Judge Stanley

Chill Wills

Francis (as Franis the Talking Mule)

Charles Flynn

Jones

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