Francis Joins the WACs
Story: Fifth installment of the Francis the
Talking Mule comedy series. The Army screws up and sends Francis and
bumble-headed friend to a WAC base resulting in all sorts of problems.
Scenery: The base scenes were filmed at Fort
Ord, and included many local WACs as extras.
People:
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Director: Arthur Lubin (who also created the
Mr. Ed talking horse TV series).
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Stars: Donald O'Connor, Julia Adams, Mamie Van
Doren, Chill Wills (voice of Francis and a live role), ZaSu Pitts.
Technical:
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Year: 1954
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Studio: Universal International Pictures
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Film: B&W
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Aspect ratio: 2:1
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Sound: mono
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Running time: 94 min.