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'Francis' 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, dista…
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Francis
“A Talking Mule....the funniest film surprise in 5 years!”
58%
Movie
1h 31m
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Francis (1950) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Francis (1950) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Family, and Fantasy with cozy, funny, and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Francis 58% (28 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1950-02-08
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 43387
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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.
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How long is the movie Francis?
The official runtime for Francis is approximately 91 minutes.
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Cast
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Patricia Medina
Maureen Gelder
Zasu Pitts
Valerie Humpert
Ray Collins
Colonel Hooker
John McIntire
General Stevens
Eduard Franz
Colonel Plepper
Howland Chamberlain
Major Nadel
James Todd
Colonel Saunders
Robert Warwick
Colonel Carmichael
Frank Faylen
Sergeant Chillingbacker
Tony Curtis
Captain Jones
Mikel Conrad
Major Garber
Loren Tindall
Major Richards
Charles Meredith
Banker Munroe
Chill Wills
Francis the Talking Mule (voice)
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'Francis' 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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