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Francis Covers the Big Town: Directed by Arthur Lubin. With Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, Gene Lockhart, Nancy Guild. 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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- Family
- Arthur Lubin
- 1953-07-17
Francis Covers the Big Town is a 1953 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, and Gene Lockhart. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills.
Synopsis. When Peter Stirling and his best friend, talking mule Francis, arrive in New York City, Pete is sure that his background as editor of his high school newspaper qualifies him to work as a reporter. Although Pete is hired at the Daily Record only as a janitor, Francis swears to make a reporter out of him.
- Arthur Lubin
- Donald O'connor
Peter Stirling, who dreams of being a reporter for a prominent newspaper, uses his old buddy Francis, the Talking Mule, to gain access to confidential crime-related material in the...Read more hopes of getting a breakthrough and helping to solve several cases.
Overview. A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. David Stern. Characters. Arthur Lubin. Director. Oscar Brodney. Writer. Reviews 1. Discussions 0. A review by r96sk. 50 % Written by r96sk on January 4, 2022.
U.S. Army veteran Peter Stirling and his friend, Francis the talking Mule (who was not a donkey), arrive in New York City, where Peter has ambitions to become a big-time newspaper reporter, but can only get a job as a copy boy.
Francis Covers the Big Town | Rotten Tomatoes. 1953 1h 26m Comedy. List. The talking mule's buddy (Donald O'Connor) becomes a star reporter, thanks to hot tips from New York police...
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