Francis Covers the Big Town

Jun 10, 1953

1h 26m

★ 4.8

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Family

Fantasy

Romance

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Peter Stirling

Donald O'Connor

Maria Scola

Yvette Duguay

Tom Henderson

Gene Lockhart

Alberta Ames

Nancy Guild

Inspector Hansen

William Harrigan

Salvatore Scola

Silvio Minciotti

Jefferson Garnet

Lowell Gilmore

Dan Austin

Larry Gates

Dr. Goodrich

Hanley Stafford

Evans

Gale Gordon

Judge Stanley

Forrest Lewis

Francis (voice) (uncredited)

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