Francis

"During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him."

Cast

Donald O'Connor

as Peter Stirling

Patricia Medina

as Maureen Gelder

Zasu Pitts

as Valerie Humpert

Ray Collins

as Colonel Hooker

John McIntire

as General Stevens

Eduard Franz

as Colonel Plepper

Howland Chamberlain

as Major Nadel

James Todd

as Colonel Saunders

Robert Warwick

as Colonel Carmichael

Frank Faylen

as Sergeant Chillingbacker

Tony Curtis

as Captain Jones

Mikel Conrad

as Major Garber

Loren Tindall

as Major Richards

Charles Meredith

as Banker Munroe

Chill Wills

as Francis the Talking Mule (voice)

Crew

Arthur Lubin

Director

Robert Arthur

Producer

Frank Skinner

Music

Irving Glassberg

Director of Photography

Bernard Herzbrun

Art Direction

Richard H. Riedel

Art Direction

A. Roland Fields

Set Decoration

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Rosemary Odell

Costume Design

Joan St. Oegger

Hairstylist

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Leslie I. Carey

Sound

Corson Jowett

Sound

David S. Horsley

Special Effects

Joan Hathaway

Dialogue

M.H. Lencer

Technical Advisor

David Stern

Novel

David Stern

Screenplay

Milton Carruth

Editor