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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.
Francis (1950) is a comedy, family, fantasy and war film directed by Arthur Lubin, released on February 8, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts and Ray Collins. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 28 ratings.
Donald O'Connor
as Peter Stirling
Patricia Medina
as Maureen Gelder
Zasu Pitts
as Valerie Humpert
Ray Collins
as Colonel Hooker
John McIntire
as General Stevens
Eduard Franz
as Colonel Plepper
Howland Chamberlain
as Major Nadel
James Todd
as Colonel Saunders
Robert Warwick
as Colonel Carmichael
Frank Faylen
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
Tony Curtis
as Captain Jones
Mikel Conrad
as Major Garber
Directed by Arthur Lubin, written by Joan Hathaway, David Stern and David Stern, produced by Robert Arthur.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 28 ratings.
<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…
Reviewed on January 2, 2022
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Francis (1950) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Francis (1950) includes Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins and John McIntire. The film was directed by Arthur Lubin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Francis was released on February 8, 1950 and runs for 1h 31m.
Francis (1950) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 28 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, family and fantasy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
