Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

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.

Cast for Francis in the Navy...

Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Martha Hyer
Betsy Donevan
Jim Backus
Commander Hutch
David Janssen
Lieutenant Anders
Leigh Snowden
Nurse Appleby
Martin Milner
W.T. Rickson
Phil Garris
Tony Stover
Jane Howard
Nurse Standish
Virginia O'Brien
Nurse Kittredge
Chill Wills
Francis (voice) (uncredited)