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KomediTahun1955Durasi1h 20mIMDb5.7

Francis in the Navy

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A story following Lieutenant Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) and his dream of being in the Navy.

Tonton Sekarang

Trailer

Pemeran

Arthur Lubin

Director

Donald O'Connor

Lt. Peter Stirling

Donald O'Connor

Slicker Donevan

Martha Hyer

Betsy Donevan

Richard Erdman

Murph

Jim Backus

Commander Hutch

Clint Eastwood

Jonesy

David Janssen

Lieutenant Anders

Leigh Snowden

Appleby

Martin Milner

Rick

Paul Burke

Tate

PG

Phil Garris

Tony

Myrna Hansen

Helen

JH

Jane Howard

Standish

Virginia O'Brien

Miss Kittredge

William Forrest

Admiral

M

Molly

Francis

Erville Alderson

Man on Park Bench

Hy Averback

Prescott

Bill Baldwin

Narrator

DF

Devery Freeman

Writer

DS

David Stern

Writer

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10 Komentar

D.I.D.I__M❤️😊✨May 23, 2024

Not only can this mule talk, but he can act!!! How did they ever teach him to act so well? Its amazing. You never see any decent acting mules in today's movies, let alone one that can act. "Francis in the Navy" showcases the titular mule at his best, proving that Francis is not only a scene-stealer but also an essential part of the film's charm. His legacy is not just that of a humorous animal sidekick but as an iconic character who broke the mold for how animals were portrayed on screen. Francis's performance in this film is a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of classic Hollywood entertainment.

20mejherrMay 29, 2023

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Cocolicious KMay 23, 2023

Just so sleepy at this point. Even for the time, 'Francis in the Navy' being the sixth 'Francis' film in five years must've been boring as heck. Not that it's a new development, because they arguably all are, but these really are a tedious watch at this point. Francis is again, oddly, in the background. Despite one more production in 1956, Donald O'Connor decided this was the time to bow out of the series. He does so in relative style, given he portrays two characters - albeit to lame effect, for what it's worth. Clint Eastwood is the pick of the support cast, if only due to who he has since become. He is a little wooden, in what is his first credited role. I'm actually minorly intrigued to check out 'Francis in the Haunted House' due to somewhat of a mass exodus, with O'Connor, director Arthur Lubin and Francis voice actor Chill Wills all not appearing. Could it be a slight breath of fresh air? I'm leaning the other way, but we'll see.

Nouhaila ZaariiMay 23, 2023

Peter comes to this navy base to buy Francis, who is being auctioned as surplus. Meanwhile Peter is having constant problems with navy personnel insisting he must be Slicker. Several times, he is undressed (by men and women) of his army uniform and given a navy uniform. He is sent to the psycho ward for claiming he's not Slicker. Several of the nurses there get amorous with him. One is played by Virginia O'Brien. In the '40s,she appeared in a number of musicals in which she displayed her signature deadpan singing style. Her extremely minor role was her only Hollywood film appearance during a 30 year period. A young Clint Eastwood appears several times as one of the sailors.

Ansyla Honny.May 23, 2023

The final episode of the Francis the Talking Mule film series that starred Don O'Connor, with Chill Wills talking for the mule. Generally regarded as the weakest of these 6 films. I've only seen one other, so I can't make a judgement yet. However, I found it acceptably amusing, for the most part. Don plays 2 look exactly alike characters: one(Peter) an army officer, and the other(Slicker) a navy man. Peter comes to this navy base to buy Francis, who is being auctioned as surplus. Meanwhile Peter is having constant problems with navy personnel insisting he must be Slicker. Several times, he is undressed (by men and women) of his army uniform and given a navy uniform. He is sent to the psycho ward for claiming he's not Slicker. Several of the nurses there get amorous with him. One is played by Virginia O'Brien. In the '40s,she appeared in a number of musicals in which she displayed her signature deadpan singing style. Her extremely minor role was her only Hollywood film appearance during a 30 year period. A young Clint Eastwood appears several times as one of the sailors. Peter has various other misadventures, of course. He has to drive a landing craft, with no prior experience, and nearly hits another... Seems Slicker is a champion Navy welter weight boxer. Thus, Peter has to fight a bruiser, with only a little help from Francis. He loses and ends up in the hospital. Eventually, Peter and Slicker meet face to face, and Slicker also meets Francis. They are seen facing each other at close quarters. Don't know how they did that in those days. Anyway, a WAVE officer enters and faints when she sees the two and hears Francis talk. Another interesting sequence is when the 2 are together in a barrack and an officer walks in. They get on opposite sides of a mirror frame(mirror missing) and mimic the actions of each other, as if there was only one of them. A similar stunt was done in "The Princess and the Pirate".....The last part of the film deals with various mishaps in a landing exercise, in which Francis takes a small part. As with the prior films in this series, Arthur Lubin was the director. He would go on to direct the rather similar Mister Ed TV series. Frances did not play nearly as an important role in this film as in "Frances Joins the WACS), which was a more entertaining film.

user2082847222491May 23, 2023

With Francis In The Navy Donald O'Connor called it quits with the Francis The Talking Mule series. I guess he decided to call it quits playing second fiddle to a talking jackass. And Chill Wills as the voice of Francis also sad adieu to said mule. The final Francis film would have Mickey Rooney and Paul Frees as the voice of Francis. In this film Donald O'Connor gets a message from his friend Francis that he's been stuck in the Navy in San Diego and about to be sold as surplus at an auction. O'Connor goes to San Diego but finds he's continually mistaken for a sailor who is a dead ringer for army lieutenant O'Connor. It's only the beginning of the Comedy Of Errors situation with both O'Connor and another non-talking mule who looks like Francis. So Donald O'Connor gives us two roles for the price of one her. I have to say that it got a little weird and freaky when army O'Connor starts romancing Martha Hyer who is a navy nurse and sister to navy O'Connor. She probably thought so to, both Hyer and her character. A lot of familiar names who later made a mark on the small screen show up in Francis In The Navy. In the cast are Jim Backus, Paul Burke, David Janssen, and most of all Clint Eastwood who's height makes him hard to miss. So with 2 for 1 O'Connors Francis In The Navy is a slight somewhat amusing service comedy which should give its viewers some laughs.

BorMay 23, 2023

I am interested in the boat that this was filmed on. I was wondering if the crew on the boat were actual Navy crew members and how could I get a list. I think I saw my husbands navy buddy on it Lee Lucero and was wondering how I could find out. My husband was aboard the USS TELFAIR ( APA 210 ) same as on the film and he did recognize one of the guys, thinking it may be Lee. Since he did not know exactly where he lived prior, has been hard to locate him. If anyone can help, please email me at shelak2002@yahoo.com I am trying to find this lost Navy buddy and have been looking for years, we saw the film and realized that it had his ship numbers on the ship. WOW, were we surprised. My husband was aboard till late 1954. I have pictures of my husband and Lee but can't seem to actually locate him. The movie was funny and we truly enjoyed it. Thanks, Sheila Kelley

AdéritoMar 13, 2023

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Muhammad AmareMar 13, 2023

Peter comes to this navy base to buy Francis, who is being auctioned as surplus. Meanwhile Peter is having constant problems with navy personnel insisting he must be Slicker. Several times, he is undressed (by men and women) of his army uniform and given a navy uniform. He is sent to the psycho ward for claiming he's not Slicker. Several of the nurses there get amorous with him. One is played by Virginia O'Brien. In the '40s,she appeared in a number of musicals in which she displayed her signature deadpan singing style. Her extremely minor role was her only Hollywood film appearance during a 30 year period. A young Clint Eastwood appears several times as one of the sailors.

Gerson MVPMar 13, 2023

With Francis In The Navy Donald O'Connor called it quits with the Francis The Talking Mule series. I guess he decided to call it quits playing second fiddle to a talking jackass. And Chill Wills as the voice of Francis also sad adieu to said mule. The final Francis film would have Mickey Rooney and Paul Frees as the voice of Francis. In this film Donald O'Connor gets a message from his friend Francis that he's been stuck in the Navy in San Diego and about to be sold as surplus at an auction. O'Connor goes to San Diego but finds he's continually mistaken for a sailor who is a dead ringer for army lieutenant O'Connor. It's only the beginning of the Comedy Of Errors situation with both O'Connor and another non-talking mule who looks like Francis. So Donald O'Connor gives us two roles for the price of one her. I have to say that it got a little weird and freaky when army O'Connor starts romancing Martha Hyer who is a navy nurse and sister to navy O'Connor. She probably thought so to, both Hyer and her character. A lot of familiar names who later made a mark on the small screen show up in Francis In The Navy. In the cast are Jim Backus, Paul Burke, David Janssen, and most of all Clint Eastwood who's height makes him hard to miss. So with 2 for 1 O'Connors Francis In The Navy is a slight somewhat amusing service comedy which should give its viewers some laughs.

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