Francis in the Navy
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
That talking mule is back... and the Navy's got him!
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. Pete rushes to the train station, but before he can board, nurse Betsy Donevan mistakes him for her shell-shocked brother, Navy boatswain Slicker Donevan. She tries to forcibly remove his uniform so he will not get into trouble for impersonating an Army officer. Finally she realizes that Pete is not Slicker but merely his mirror image.
1955-08-24
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Cast
Director
Arthur Lubin
Donald O'Connor as Peter Stirling
Martha Hyer as Betsy Donevan
Richard Erdman as Murph
Jim Backus as Commander Hutch
Clint Eastwood as Jonesey
David Janssen as Lieutenant Anders
Leigh Snowden as Nurse Appleby
Martin Milner as W.T. Rickson
Paul Burke as Tate
Myrna Hansen as Helen
Virginia O'Brien as Nurse Kittredge
William Forrest as Admiral
Chill Wills as Francis (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Chase as Yeoman (uncredited)
Carl Switzer as Timekeeper (uncredited)