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Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS

5.8

Francis Joins the WACS

NR·1954·95m

Summary

Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!

Crew

Director

Arthur Lubin

Characters

David Stern

Screenplay

Devery Freeman

Screenplay

James B. Allardice

Story

Herbert Baker

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

January 3, 2022

5

Yet another yawnful entry from this series, unfortunately.

The cast are the only thing about <em>'Francis Joins the WACS'</em> that is worthy of minimal praise. Donald O'Connor is solid again, Julie Adams is OK and Chill Wills' move into the live-action cast (whilst still voicing Francis) is relatively amusing. Still, the problem remains that Francis feels sidelined in these more recent follow-ups.

In fairness, this fourth sequel got one-or-two more minor chuckles out of me - not that that helps raise the film up, as those moments are few and far between amid a myriad of predictability and repetitiveness. You can also imagine the low standard of humour used here, given Stirling joins the Women's Army Corps.

Not the worst <em>'Francis'</em> film, but that's hardly a plus point. <em>'Francis in the Navy'</em> is, finally, next - which is the whole <a href="https://letterboxd.com/r96sk/list/ranked-clint-eastwood-act/">reason</a> as to why I'm even watching this series!

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

horse
sequel
mule
psychotronic film