Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
- Directed by
- Arthur Lubin
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man and his talking mule get involved in a city newspaper story. They try to solve a crime with the mule's help.
light-heartedplayfulwhimsicalcomedicfast-pacedcharmingdatedeasygoing
What happens
Francis Covers the Big Town is a 1953 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Leonard Goldstein, directed by Arthur Lubin, that stars Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, and Gene Lockhart. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills. This is the fourth film in Universal-International's Francis the Talking Mule series continuing the misadventures of Peter Stirling and his friend Francis. Diabolique argued it was the best in the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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