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Francis Covers the Big Town
Arthur Lubin

Francis Covers the Big Town

  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Family
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!

RELEASE

1953-06-10

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

86 min

Description

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

<em>'Francis Covers the Big Town'</em> drags on a fair bit, with that said it's marginally better than two of its three predecessors.

The lack of an army-related plot is a big plus, with a visit to New York City as a wannabe journalist making for a decent storyline. As noted, it does lose steam as the 85 minute or so run time ticks on, but I prefer this entry to 1950's <em>'Francis'</em> and 1952's <em>'Francis Goes to West Point'</em>.

Donald O'Connor - even though his character is made a tad more unlikeable here, intentionally so I presume - remains the only cast member worth talking about; well, alongside voice actor Chill Wills, I guess.

Just the three films left to watch from this series...