Francis Covers the Big Town Movie Review 1953

The fourth in the series finds Peter Stirling (O'Connor) trying to become an ace reporter with a New York newspaper. Thanks to Francis he gets some big scoops but then runs afoul of the mob and is accused of murder. And it's up to his smarter pal to come to the rescue.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 86 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slapstick Comedy, Wild Kingdom, Front Page, Francis the Talking Mule, Talking Animals

Screenplay

Oscar Brodney

Cast

Donald O'Connor, Yvette Dugay, Gene Lockhart, Nancy Guild, Larry Gates, Gale Gordon

Cinematography

Carl Guthrie

Director

Arthur Lubin

Music

Joseph Gershenson

Other

Chill Wills

Producer

Leonard Goldstein, Mark Huffam