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Francis Goes to West Point (1952) is a comedy, family and fantasy film directed by Arthur Lubin, released on July 1, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley and Gregg Palmer. Viewers rate it 5.7 out of 10 across 15 ratings.
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Donald O'Connor
as Peter Stirling
Lori Nelson
as Barbara Atwood
Alice Kelley
as Cynthia Daniels
Gregg Palmer
as William Norton
William Reynolds
as Wilbur Van Allen
Les Tremayne
as Colonel Daniels
Otto Hulett
as Chadwick
David Janssen
as Corporal Thomas
James Best
as Corporal Ransom
Chill Wills
as Francis (voice) (uncredited)
Leonard Nimoy
as Football Player (uncredited)
Directed by Arthur Lubin, written by Oscar Brodney, Oscar Brodney and David Stern, produced by Leonard Goldstein.
Average viewer score of 5.7/10 from 15 ratings.
<em>'Francis Goes to West Point'</em> is, for me, the least enjoyable entry of the first three films from this series. I obviously didn't tally it all up exactly, but this 1952 release seems to include more Stirling and less Francis - which is an odd choice, if we aren't here for the mule then what we doing?! Not that more Francis would've improved this, but you get my point. A second army-related storyline across…
Reviewed on January 3, 2022
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The main cast of Francis Goes to West Point (1952) includes Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, Gregg Palmer and William Reynolds. The film was directed by Arthur Lubin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Francis Goes to West Point was released on July 1, 1952 and runs for 1h 21m.
Francis Goes to West Point (1952) holds an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 15 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.
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