Francis in the Navy

Release Date: 1955-08-24

Overview: In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The note urges Pete to hurry to the Coronado, California naval base, where Francis is about to be sold as surplus. Pete rushes to the train station, but before he can board, nurse Betsy Donevan mistakes him for her shell-shocked brother, Navy boatswain Slicker Donevan. She tries to forcibly remove his uniform so he will not get into trouble for impersonating an Army officer. Finally she realizes that Pete is not Slicker but merely his mirror image.

Rating: 5.391 / 10

Cast

Donald O'Connor

as Peter Stirling

Martha Hyer

as Betsy Donevan

Richard Erdman

as Murph

Jim Backus

as Commander Hutch

Clint Eastwood

as Jonesey

Crew

David Stern - Characters
Devery Freeman - Screenplay
Stanley Rubin - Producer
Devery Freeman - Story
Arthur Lubin - Director

Reviews

r96sk:

Just so sleepy at this point. Even for 1955, <em>'Francis in the Navy'</em> being the sixth <em>'Francis'</em> film since 1950 must've been boring as heck. Not that it's a new development, because ...