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That Talking Mule is Back...and the Army's Got Him - Again!

Overview

Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Donald O'Connor

    Peter Stirling

  2. Cast 1

    Lori Nelson

    Barbara Atwood

  3. Cast 1

    Alice Kelley

    Cynthia Daniels

  4. Cast 1

    Gregg Palmer

    William Norton (as Palmer Lee)

  5. Cast 1

    William Reynolds

    Wilbur Van Allen

  6. Cast 1

    Les Tremayne

    Col. Daniels

  7. Cast 1

    Otto Hulett

    Chadwick - Football Coach

  8. Cast 1

    David Janssen

    Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen)

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    James Best

    Cpl. Ransom

<em>'Francis Goes to West Point'</em> is, for me, the least enjoyable entry of the first three films from this series. I obviously didn't tally it all up exactly, but this 1952 release seems to include more Stirling and less Francis - which is an odd choice, if we aren't here for the mule then what we doing?! Not that more Francis would've improved this, but you get my point. A second army-related storyline across just three productions - coupled with the (now usual) repetitiveness - also makes things feel boring. This is the same as its predecessors when it comes to the cast: Donald O'C...

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