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Francis in the Navy (1955)

Directed by Arthur Lubin

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 80 minutes

Actors

Donald O'Connor | Martha Hyer | Richard Erdman | Jim Backus | Clint Eastwood | David Janssen | Leigh Snowden | Martin Milner | Paul Burke | Phil Garris | Myrna Hansen | Jane Howard | Virginia O'Brien | William Forrest | Chill Wills | Frank Chase | Carl Switzer