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Francis Covers the Big Town

Francis Covers the Big Town

It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!

Part of Francis the Talking Mule Collection

1953•1h 26m•5.2/10
AdventureComedyCrimeFamilyFantasyRomance

Ratings

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5.2/10(9)

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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Production

Universal International Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Peter Stirling

Yvette Duguay

Yvette Duguay

Maria Scola

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Tom Henderson

Nancy Guild

Nancy Guild

Alberta Ames

William Harrigan

William Harrigan

Inspector Hansen

Silvio Minciotti

Silvio Minciotti

Salvatore Scola

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Jefferson Garnet

Larry Gates

Larry Gates

Dan Austin

Hanley Stafford

Hanley Stafford

Dr. Goodrich

Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon

Evans

Forrest Lewis

Forrest Lewis

Judge Stanley

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Francis (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Flynn

Jones

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