Francis (1950)

★ 5.6 1h 31m IMDb

During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.

Francis

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Cast

Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor as Peter Stirling Died 2003 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Donald O’Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan,...
Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina as Maureen Gelder Died 2012 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK Patricia Paz María Medina(19 July 1919-April 28, 2012) was an English actress, born in Liverpool, England to a Spanish father (Ramón Medina Nebot from Canary Islands) and English mother. She began act...
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts as Valerie Humpert Died 1963 · Parsons, Kansas, USA Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her perfo...
Ray Collins
Ray Collins as Colonel Hooker Died 1965 · Sacramento, California, USA Ray Bidwell Collins (December 10, 1889 – July 11, 1965) was an American character actor in stock and Broadway theatre, radio, films, and television. With 900 stage roles to his credit, he became one o...
John McIntire
John McIntire as General Stevens Died 1991 · Spokane, Washington, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Herrick McIntire (June 27, 1907 – January 30, 1991) was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many more television series. McI...
Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz as Colonel Plepper Died 1983 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eduard Franz (born Eduard Franz Schmidt; October 31, 1902 – February 10, 1987) was an American actor of theatre, film and television. Franz portrayed King Ahab i...

Audience Reviews

r96sk 5/10 Jan 02, 2022
<em>'Francis'</em> is exactly what you'd expect it to be.

It isn't something I'd consider worthy of a watch due to many things, with one being the repetitive nature of the story. It's a poor flick, lacking in interest, from 1950; showing all the signs of a film from that era too, distastefully.

Donald O'Connor's performance is solid enough, he is definitely the reason why I'm not rating this film lower. Chill Wills voices the titular character and suits the role well, while Patricia Medina shows glimpses; despite a lousy accent. It's more so the plot that sticks out most, if not necessarily positively. It's as dumb as you'd predict and the film, for the most part, knows that in fairness.

Incredibly, it's the first of seven films from this series. One down and all that...

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