Francis in the Navy
“That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!”
1955•NR•1h 20m•5.6•Released
ComedyFamilyFantasyRomance
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.
Director
Arthur Lubin
Writer
Devery Freeman
Languages
English
Studio
Universal International Pictures
Cast
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling / Slicker Donevan
Martha Hyer
Betsy Donevan
Richard Erdman
Murph
Jim Backus
Commander Hutch
Clint Eastwood
Jonesey
David Janssen
Lieutenant Anders
Leigh Snowden
Appleby
Martin Milner
Rick
Paul Burke
Tate
Phil Garris
Tony
Myrna Hansen
Helen
Jane Howard
Standish
Virginia O'Brien
Miss Kittredge
William Forrest
Admiral
Chill Wills
Francis (voice) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Universal International Pictures
Producer
Stanley Rubin
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