Francis Goes to West Point

7/1/19521h 21m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ That Talking Mule is Back...and the Army's Got Him - Again! ~

Overview:

Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

horse
sequel
mule
psychotronic film

Cast

Donald O'Connor

~ as ~

Peter Stirling

Lori Nelson

~ as ~

Barbara Atwood

Alice Kelley

~ as ~

Cynthia Daniels

Gregg Palmer

~ as ~

William Norton (as Palmer Lee)

William Reynolds

~ as ~

Wilbur Van Allen

Les Tremayne

~ as ~

Col. Daniels

Otto Hulett

~ as ~

Chadwick - Football Coach

David Janssen

~ as ~

Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen)

James Best

~ as ~

Cpl. Ransom

Chill Wills

~ as ~

Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
'Francis Goes to West Point' is, for me, the least enjoyable entry of the first three films from this series.

I obviously didn't tally it all up exactly, but this 1952 release seems to include more Stirling and less Francis - which is an odd choice, if we aren't here for the mule then what we doing?! Not that more Francis would've improved this, but you get my point. A second army-related storyline across just three productions - coupled with the (now usual) repetitiveness - also makes things feel boring.

This is the same as its predecessors when it comes to the cast: Donald O'Connor good, rest meh. I haven't seen the show myself, but 'Star Trek' fans may spot a certain Leonard Nimoy appear in this.

'Francis Covers the Big Town' is up next!