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Francis Covers the Big Town

Movie1953 5.2

Francis Covers the Big Town

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5.2/10

1h 26mUniversal International Pictures

AdventureComedyCrimeFamilyFantasyRomance

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Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Yvette Duguay

Gene Lockhart

Nancy Guild

William Harrigan

William Harrigan

Inspector Hansen

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Silvio Minciotti

Silvio Minciotti

Salvatore Scola

Lowell Gilmore

Jefferson Garnet

Larry Gates

Hanley Stafford

Hanley Stafford

Gale Gordon

Forrest Lewis

Chill Wills

Francis (voice) (uncredited)

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A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

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Released: 10 June 1953
Certificate: NR
Status: Released
Director: Arthur Lubin
Writers: Oscar Brodney, David Stern
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Production: Universal International Pictures
Collection: Francis the Talking Mule Collection
Runtime: 1h 26m