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Francis Joins the Wacs
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303072371
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6303072372
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: May 23, 1995
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 1954
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Rating:  - Stargazer
When i watched this, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was still as funny as I remembered it to be. When I was younger, I was a fan of the Francis films, and watched whenever they came on TV back in the Fifties.When I found this one,it was like discovering an old friend and finding that though times had changed,it didn't lessen my appreciation for the films-or my enjoyment when I saw them again.
Rating:  - NOTHING ADDED HERE TO THE FORMULA.
Fifth in the series of Universal Studios' talking mule movies, this entry provides very little that is not predictable since the Francis films, in spite of their scripted absurdity, were calculable successes at the box office and there was scant cause to use innovation. Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor), is recalled to active Army duty, but when the hapless lieutenant is assigned to a Women's Army Corps (WAC) detachment due to a flawed clerical procedure in the Pentagon, neither he nor his new distaff ... Read More
Rating:  - Peter and Francis are Always Fun, Even in "WACs"
This isn't my favorite of the Francis films -- it just struck me as being an obvious excuse to crank out another quick money maker. But that's okay, 'cause it's still fun. If you're following the series expecting cohesion to prior plot points, however, forget it! Peter is supposed to be a West Point graduate, but in this installment he's working in a bank and is quite upset about being called out of the reserves into active duty. Go figure. If a mule can talk, a West Point graduate can work in a bank, ... Read More
Rating:  - Stars in the rating don't matter. Look at the star(let)s!!
How did this movie escape my attention for so long?
Production values? Direction? Plot?
Feh.
Buffs and especially B-movie fans should examine the cast:
Julie Adams! Mamie Van Doren! Allison Hayes! Mara Corday!
Enough said.
Rating: - Arguably the best Francis movie; lots of laughs
Newspaper critics in '54 said this was the funniest Francis... and they were right. Donald O'Connor plays the mule's pal a bit more broadly than usual, and the script situations are amusing (you can imagine the complications when O'Connor is drafted into the Women's Army Corps by mistake). One of the best bits has Francis heckling the cast members when O'Connor has to masquerade as a WAC nurse -- it's very funny. Chill Wills dubs the mule's dialogue expertly, and you'll be amazed at how good the synchronization ... Read More
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