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3 unusual facts about Francis the Talking mule


Francis Covers the Big Town

It is the fourth in a series of films about the misadventures of a young man, played by O'Connor, and his friend Francis, a talking mule, voiced by Chill Wills.

Francis Goes to the Races

Francis Goes to the Races is a 1951 comedy film about a talking mule and his human sidekick at the racetrack.

Francis in the Haunted House

Francis in the Haunted House is a 1956 black-and-white comedy film, the last in the Francis the Talking Mule series, but without the talents of previous director Arthur Lubin, human star Donald O'Connor and Francis' best-known voice Chill Wills.


Nancy Guild

She left Fox and appeared in movies as a freelance and at Universal Studios, where she appeared in an Abbott and Costello picture and the Francis the Talking mule movie Francis Covers the Big Town (1953), her last picture.


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