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Francis in the Navy (1955)

Francis in the Navy poster
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A navy recruit named Peter Sterling gets help from his talking mule Francis during his training. Together they navigate military mishaps and misunderstandings.

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What happens

Francis in the Navy is a 1955 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Stanley Rubin and directed by Arthur Lubin. The film stars Donald O'Connor and Martha Hyer, and marked the first credited film role of Clint Eastwood. The distinctive voice of Francis is a voice-over by actor Chill Wills. This is the sixth film in Universal-International Francis the Talking Mule series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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