Francis in the Navy (1955)

Plot

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.

Cast

Alex JamesPeter Stirling

Martha HyerBetsy Donevan

Richard ErdmanMurph

Jim BackusCommander Hutch

Clint EastwoodJonesey

David JanssenLieutenant Anders

Leigh SnowdenNurse Appleby

David MackenzieW.T. Rickson

Paul BurkeTate

Phil GarrisTony Stover

Myrna HansenHelen

Brian EdmondsNurse Standish

Chill WillsFrancis (voice) (uncredited)

Writers and directors

Arthur LubinDirectorf. 1899

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r96sk ★ 5.0/10

Just so sleepy at this point. Even for 1955, 'Francis in the Navy' being the sixth 'Francis' film since 1950 must've been boring as heck. Not that it's a new development, because they arguably all …4. Jan 2022

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