Francis the Talking Mule
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Francis the Talking Mule is a comedic, wisecracking military mule character from a popular 1950s film series, known for speaking only to a befuddled soldier and getting him into and out of trouble.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ mule ⓘ talking animal ⓘ |
| alignment | good-natured prankster ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Francis
NERFINISHED
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Francis Covers the Big Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Goes to West Point NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Goes to the Races NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Joins the WACS NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis in the Haunted House NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis in the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmSeries | Francis film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Francis novel series ⓘ |
| communicationRestriction | speaks only when alone with his chosen human ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Arthur Lubin
NERFINISHED
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David Stern III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmSeriesDistributor | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| franchiseStatus | led to a multi-film comedy franchise ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCatchphraseStyle | dry, sardonic humor ⓘ |
| influenced | Mister Ed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic sidekick ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
can talk
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speaks only to one soldier ⓘ wisecracking personality ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the talking animal comedy film in the 1950s ⓘ |
| occupation | military pack animal ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Molly (mule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHumanCompanion | Peter Stirling GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryHumanCompanionPortrayedBy | Donald O’Connor GENERATED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| species | mule ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audiences ⓘ |
| typicalPlotFunction | gets his human companion into and out of trouble ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | military environments ⓘ |
| voiceBy | Chill Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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