Francis the Talking Mule is a fictional mule who first appeared in three short stories written for Esquire magazine by David Stern, which he later combined into the 1946 novel Francis. This was the basis of a series of seven Universal-International comedy films released from 1950 to 1956.

When his four-legged friend appears with plans of heroic action, the U.S. Army faces one of its biggest - and most stubborn - challenges. One of the most beloved family films of all time, Francis...

Francis: Directed by Arthur Lubin. With Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins. During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.

Francis the Talking Mule movies. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. Francis in the Haunted House. Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime. 2. Francis in the Navy.

Francis is a 1950 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International that launched the Francis the Talking Mule film series. Francis is produced by Robert Arthur and directed by Arthur Lubin , and stars Donald O'Connor and Patricia Medina .

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.

Francis the Talking Mule, usually voiced by actor Chill Wills (1902–1978), helped his bumbling sidekick Donald O'Connor (1925–) out of humorous situations in a popular series of movie comedies in the 1940s and 1950s.

Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime. Director Charles Lamont Stars Mickey Rooney Virginia Welles James Flavin

Francis the Talking Mule was a mule character who became a celebrity during the 1950s as the star of seven popular Universal-International film comedies.

Francis the Talking Mule Complete Collection features the hilarious escapades of the delightfully funny, old army mule…who happens to talk! Including all 7 movies from one of the most beloved comic series, Donald O'Connor stars as bewildered soldier Peter Stirling, who is helped out of one tricky situation after another by the unlikeliest of ...