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Universal International Pictures presents

Francis Covers the Big Town

directed by Arthur Lubin

“It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!”

19531h 26mNRAdventure

Francis Covers the Big Town poster

Universal International Pictures presents

Francis Covers the Big Town

directed by Arthur Lubin

“It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!”

19531h 26mNRAdventure

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§ Synopsis

Adventure · Comedy · Crime · Family · Fantasy · Romance

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

§ Keywords

what it's about

new york city newspaper police gangster investigation horse gang leader trial sequel jury courtroom mule police inspector

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Writer

§ Cast

8 of 13

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

as Peter Stirling

Yvette Duguay

Gene Lockhart

as Tom Henderson

Nancy Guild

as Alberta Ames

William Harrigan

William Harrigan

as Inspector Hansen

Silvio Minciotti

Silvio Minciotti

as Salvatore Scola

Lowell Gilmore

as Jefferson Garnet

Larry Gates

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