Francis Covers the Big Town(1953)
It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Movie: Francis Covers the Big Town
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Stirling
Maria Scola
Tom Henderson
Alberta Ames
Inspector Hansen
Salvatore Scola
Jefferson "JG" Garnet
Dan Austin
Dr. Goodrich
Evans
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A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Release Date
1953-06-10
Average
5.1
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!
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