Francis in the Navy (1955)
That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!
80 min
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.
- Release date
- August 24, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Donald O'Connor as Lt. Peter Stirling
- Donald O'Connor as Slicker Donevan
- Martha Hyer as Betsy Donevan
- Richard Erdman as Murph
- Jim Backus as Commander Hutch
- Clint Eastwood as Jonesy
- David Janssen as Lieutenant Anders
- Leigh Snowden as Appleby
- Martin Milner as Rick
- Paul Burke as Tate
- Phil Garris as Tony
Crew
- Arthur Lubin · Director
- Devery Freeman · Writer
- David Stern · Writer
- Stanley Rubin · Producer
- Carl E. Guthrie · Cinematographer
- Milton Carruth · Editor
- Ray Snyder · Editor