Francis Covers the Big Town backdrop

Francis Covers the Big Town poster

Quick Info

Rating

4.8/10

Release1953

Runtime1h 26m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Universal International Pictures

Movie

Francis Covers the Big Town

1953

1h 26m

4.8

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Family

Fantasy

Romance

Synopsis

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

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