Francis Covers the Big Town

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Francis Covers the Big Town

"It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!"

1953

1h 26m

4.8(9 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Family

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

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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13 members

Acting

Donald O'Connor

Peter Stirling

Acting

Yvette Duguay

Maria Scola

Acting

Gene Lockhart

Tom Henderson

Acting

Nancy Guild

Alberta Ames

Acting

William Harrigan

Inspector Hansen

Acting

Silvio Minciotti

Salvatore Scola

Acting

Lowell Gilmore

Jefferson Garnet

Acting

Larry Gates

Dan Austin

Acting

Hanley Stafford

Dr. Goodrich

Acting

Gale Gordon

Evans

Acting

Forrest Lewis

Judge Stanley

Acting

Chill Wills

Francis (voice) (uncredited)

Acting

Charles Flynn

Jones

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