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
David Janssen
as Lieutenant Anders
Paul Burke
as Tate
Virginia O'Brien
as Nurse Kittredge
William Forrest
as Admiral
Jim Backus
as Commander Hutch
Martin Milner
as W.T. Rickson
Chill Wills
as Francis (voice) (uncredited)
Richard Erdman
as Murph
Frank Chase
as Yeoman (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
as Timekeeper (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood
as Jonesey
Leigh Snowden
as Nurse Appleby
Myrna Hansen
as Helen
Donald O'Connor
as Peter Stirling
Martha Hyer
as Betsy Donevan
