Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy
Release: 1955-08-24
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 5.4
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Cast
Martha Hyer
as Betsy Donevan
Paul Burke
as Tate
William Forrest
as Admiral
Jim Backus
as Commander Hutch
David Janssen
as Lieutenant Anders
Leigh Snowden
as Nurse Appleby
Donald O'Connor
as Peter Stirling
Martin Milner
as W.T. Rickson
Virginia O'Brien
as Nurse Kittredge
Frank Chase
as Yeoman (uncredited)
Richard Erdman
as Murph
Clint Eastwood
as Jonesey
Myrna Hansen
as Helen
Chill Wills
as Francis (voice) (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
