Francis Goes to West Point

5.8
Date

1952-07-01

Country

US

Runtime

1.35h

Genre

Comedy

Overview

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

Cast

Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Lori Nelson
Barbara Atwood
Alice Kelley
Cynthia Daniels
Gregg Palmer
William Norton (as Palmer Lee)
William Reynolds
Wilbur Van Allen

Poster

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Review

By r96sk

<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'Connor good, rest meh. I haven't seen the show myself, but <em>'Star Trek'</em> fans may spot a certain Leonard Nimoy appear in this.

<em>'Francis Covers the Big Town'</em> is up next!


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