Product Details

• Actors: Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, Gene Lockhart, Nancy Guild, William Harrigan
• Directors: Arthur Lubin
• Writers: David Stern, Oscar Brodney
• Producers: Leonard Goldstein
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: May 23, 1995
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 630343150X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,020 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Donald Just Simply...Rules!, January 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Francis Covers the Big Town [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Frankly I was surprised when I wound up loving the Francis series. Knowing how great (and yet how under-rated) Donald O'Conner was, I was hesistant to see him in this Mr. Ed forerunner. I sat down prepared to hate the first movie and wound up being hooked and disappointed they hadn't made more of them. The mule is fun, but Donald and his comedic acting is the real attraction in this series. In my opinion, this movie is the best of the bunch. O'Conner can take a simple phrase ("Francis says goodbye, you're on your own." "My own What?") and really make it laugh out loud funny. Even an understated twitch of an eyebrow at the right time coming from O'Conner is very funny. He also makes you love his character, Peter Stirling, and emphathize when he gets into trouble...which is always! This series was a great vehicle for Donald O'Conner and a must see for any O'Conner fan. Don't miss.