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MASTER SCORE 59.7 / 100
1955·Comedy / Fantasy / Family·1h 20m

FRANCIS IN THE NAVY

“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.

Above the Line
Arthur Lubin·DirectorDevery Freeman·ScreenplayDevery Freeman·StoryCarl E. Guthrie·Director of PhotographyLeslie I. Carey·SoundMilton Carruth·Editor
Cast
Donald O'Connor·Peter StirlingMartha Hyer·Betsy DonevanRichard Erdman·MurphJim Backus·Commander HutchClint Eastwood·JoneseyDavid Janssen·Lieutenant AndersLeigh Snowden·Nurse ApplebyMartin Milner·W.T. RicksonPaul Burke·TatePhil Garris·Tony Stover
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 3
Arthur Lubin·DirectorPhil Bowles·Assistant DirectorLuanna Sherman·Script Supervisor
Writing· 3
Devery Freeman·StoryDevery Freeman·ScreenplayDavid Stern·Characters
Camera· 2
Carl E. Guthrie·Director of PhotographyRobert Pierce·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Milton Carruth·EditorRay Snyder·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Leslie I. Carey·SoundFrank H. Wilkinson·SoundJoseph Gershenson·Music Supervisor
Art & Design· 5
Alexander Golitzen·Art DirectionBill Newberry·Art DirectionRussell A. Gausman·Set DecorationBud Westmore·Makeup ArtistRay Jeffers·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Stanley Rubin·Producer
Other Departments· 3
Joan St. Oegger·HairstylistF.D. Fane·Technical AdvisorClifford Stine·Special Effects
By the Numbers
59.7
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
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