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Francis Goes to West Point (1952)

Francis Goes to West Point poster
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A talking mule named Francis helps a young man navigate life at West Point military academy. They get into comic situations while dealing with army rules and routines.

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What happens

Francis Goes to West Point is a 1952 American comedy film produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley and Gregg Palmer. The distinctive voice of Francis is provided by actor Chill Wills. The film is the third in Universal-International's Francis the Talking Mule series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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