Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!

NR 1955 · 80 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance

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.

Directed by Arthur Lubin · Written by Devery Freeman

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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

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