Francis in the Navy (1955)
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.
Director:
Arthur Lubin
Writer:
Devery Freeman
Donald O'Connor Peter Stirling |
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Martha Hyer Betsy Donevan |
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Richard Erdman Murph |
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Jim Backus Commander Hutch |
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Clint Eastwood Jonesey |
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David Janssen Lieutenant Anders |
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Leigh Snowden Nurse Appleby |
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Martin Milner W.T. Rickson |
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Paul Burke Tate |
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Phil Garris Tony Stover |
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Myrna Hansen Helen |
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Jane Howard Nurse Standish |
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Virginia O'Brien Nurse Kittredge |
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William Forrest Admiral |
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Chill Wills Francis (voice) (uncredited) |
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Frank Chase Yeoman |
Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
Crew | Clifford Stine | Special Effects |
Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
Production | Stanley Rubin | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
Camera | Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
Editing | Ray Snyder | Editor |
Writing | Devery Freeman | Screenplay |
Writing | Devery Freeman | Story |
Directing | Arthur Lubin | Director |
Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
Art | Bill Newberry | Art Direction |
Writing | David Stern | Characters |
Art | Ray Jeffers | Set Decoration |
Directing | Phil Bowles | Assistant Director |
Sound | Frank H. Wilkinson | Sound |
Camera | Robert Pierce | Assistant Camera |
Directing | Luanna Sherman | Script Supervisor |
Crew | F.D. Fane | Technical Advisor |