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52% Critic Match
Francis Covers the Big Town
“It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!”
5.2 / 10• 1953• 1h 26m•NR• English
AdventureComedyCrimeFamilyFantasyRomance
Storyline
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Cast & Crew
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Lead
Yvette Duguay
Maria Scola
Gene Lockhart
Tom Henderson
Nancy Guild
Alberta Ames
William Harrigan
Inspector Hansen
Silvio Minciotti
Salvatore Scola
Lowell Gilmore
Jefferson Garnet
Larry Gates
Dan Austin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Francis Covers the Big Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
