A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
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- Francis The Talking Mule
- (as Francis the Talking Mule)
Oscar Blank
- Man on Sidewalk
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Trial Spectator
- (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
- Dr. Dale
- (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
- Bailiff
- (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
- Captain Cranston
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDonald O'Connor's fourth of six "Francis" movies.
- GoofsWhen Francis is peeping around the corner, watching Peter get home from the movies. You can see the thread going to his mouth, that they use to make him move his lips.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Francis Joins the WACS (1954)
Featured review
This is the fourth of the Francis, the Talking Mule series entries. This time, Peter Stirling is in New York, working up to be a reporter for the newspaper there. At first, he's able to avoid revealing his source because writers of paper articles are supposed to be sworn to secrecy but one knows that won't last for long. It's also a matter of time before Francis (voiced once again by Chill Wills) reveals his vocabulary to anyone other than Donald O'Connor. This time he has two women to pick from: Yvette Duguay and Nancy Guild. One's cynical and sophisticated and one's more girl-next-door who also happens to be Italian (at least as a character in the movie). Guess which one wins? Anyway, this was another pretty enjoyable entry whenever Francis talks and when Peter tries explaining himself and not much else other than that. This will be my last review of the series even though three more eps were made since the DVD I saw this on only had the first four entries. Maybe someday...Actually, I may review Francis in the Navy which is on YouTube as of this moment...
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- Also known as
- Frensis u velegradu
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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Top Gap
By what name was Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) officially released in Canada in English?
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