Francis (film)
| Francis | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | David Stern III Dorothy Reid (uncredited) |
| Based on | novel by David Stern |
| Produced by | Robert Arthur |
| Starring | Donald O'Connor Patricia Medina |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Music by | Frank Skinner Walter Scharf |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $622,000 |
| Box office | $2.9 million (US rentals) |
Francis is a 1950 American comedy film from Universal-International that launched the Francis the Talking Mule film series. Francis is produced by Robert Arthur and directed by Arthur Lubin, and stars Donald O'Connor and Patricia Medina. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills.
Six Francis sequels from Universal followed this first effort, all but one starring O'Connor. Mickey Rooney replaced O'Connor in the final film of the series.
During World War II, a junior American Army officer gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.