Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 418 VOTES · DIR. Arthur Lubin
Overview
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,324 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:21 Hey-hey-hey-hey. So that's the big town.
00:05:11 Why? Do you know something? Come on, give. What about Mrs. Potterby?
00:08:54 A peach for a peach.
00:12:40 Salvatore, let me have a few cucumbers, please. Uh-huh.
00:16:07 No, not exactly. I haven't even proposed to her yet.
00:20:21 Mule? Purple heart?
00:23:49 I think it's high time I became a reporter. Ed, did you tell Henderson I'm waiting?
00:27:02 I do. Thanks. Now where's Eddie Frippert?
00:31:08 is definitely an image symbol.
00:34:38 Yes? Henderson speaking.
00:37:32 Yes, you do. She's a traffic horse. A traffic horse?
00:41:03 You see? Not exactly.
00:44:54 they could help a heap of folks over a high hurdle of human understanding.
00:48:39 I'm gonna take a chance, Pete.
00:52:02 Hot news? Oh, can't it wait? Listen.
00:55:59 and give out with some low and throaty tones.
00:59:22 Excuse me, will you please?
01:02:29 I'm afraid you misunderstood me; I wasn't threatening you.
01:05:56 Jeff Garnet was a respected gentleman.
01:09:21 Um, no questions.
01:12:28 Well, I might as well tell you now as later.
01:15:53 Take the stand. All right, Francis.
01:20:05 But nothin's happened yet!
01:23:56 If he hurts ya, sue him.
Cast & Characters
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Yvette Duguay
Maria Scola
Gene Lockhart
Tom Henderson
Nancy Guild
Alberta Ames
William Harrigan
Deputy Chief Inspector Hansen
Silvio Minciotti
Salvatore Scola
Lowell Gilmore
Jefferson 'JG' Garnet
Larry Gates
Dan Austin
Hanley Stafford
Dr. Goodrich
Gale Gordon
Dist. Atty. Evans
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,324
Dialogue density15.4 lines / min
First line00:01:21
Final line01:23:56
Production Record
DirectorArthur Lubin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes418