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Arthur Lubin
Director -
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist -
Robert Arthur
Producer -
Milton Carruth
Editor -
Bernard Herzbrun
Art Direction -
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration -
Frank Skinner
Music -
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
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r96sk
1/2/2022 5:50:45AM
<em>'Francis'</em> is exactly what you'd expect it to be. It isn't something I'd consider worthy of a watch due to many things, with one being the repetitive nature of the story. It's a poor flick, lacking in interest, from 1950; showing all the signs of a film from that era too, distastefully. Donald O'Connor's performance is solid enough, he is definitely the reason why I'm not rating this film lower. Chill Wills voices the titular character and suits the role well, while Patricia Medina shows glimpses; despite a lousy accent. It's more so the plot that sticks out most, if not necessarily positively. It's as dumb as you'd predict and the film, for the most part, knows that in fairness. Incredibly, it's the first of seven films from this series. One down and all that...
Tony Curtis
Captain JonesJohn McIntire
General StevensDonald O'Connor
Peter StirlingRay Collins
Colonel HookerFrank Faylen
Sergeant ChillingbackerZasu Pitts
Valerie HumpertPatricia Medina
Maureen GelderChill Wills
Francis the Talking Mule (voice)