Jun 04, 2011 a very fast and impressive semisolo dance of donald oconnors complete with amazing tapping and fullscale acrobatics from the 1948 musical are you with i. Im only recently discovering paul desmond, and im really happy with this mini box set. Francis the talking mule, the 7 film 19501956 indhold. Click and watch movies online for free 123putlocker. Apr 08, 2015 adapted from tchaikovskys 5th symphony 2nd movement francis albert frank sinatra born december 12, 1915 and died may 14, 1998 was an american singer, actor, director, and producer.
As for content, the cover claims the set contains 9 albums, but only 8 album covers are shown. Francis the talking mule was a mule character who became a celebrity during the 1950s as the star of seven popular universalinternational film comedies. Guthrie, arthur lubin, milton carruth, leonard goldstein, david stern, oscar brodney. Francis covers the big town 1953 arthur lubin synopsis. Francis covers the big town 1953 release info imdb.
A very fast and impressive semisolo dance of donald oconnors complete with amazing tapping and fullscale acrobatics from the 1948 musical are you with i. Gene lockhart and donald oconnor in francis covers the big town 1953. A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial. For me the best in the francis series was francis covers the big town 1954. Francis covers the big town is a 1953 american blackandwhite comedy film from universalinternational, produced by leonard goldstein, directed by arthur lubin, that stars donald oconnor, yvette duguay, and gene lockhart. Francis covers the big town 1953 plot summary imdb. Learn the truth about one of the great indian leaders while touring historic sites of the 1877 nez perce war.
Watch the big town full movie 1987 video dailymotion. She was homeschooled, which was a lot more uncommon at the turn of the 20th century than it is now. After another studio turned down the property, universal bought the rights for a film. Francis covers the big town 1953 francis joins the wacs 1954 francis in the navy 1955 francis in the haunted house 1956 francis goes to washington, based on the 1948 novel by stern, was meant to be the first francis sequel, but filming was postponed as there were too many complications for it to be made as things stand at the present. Francis covers the big town 1953 the movie database tmdb. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Lets look at the nonfrancis output in a little more detail queen for a day was sometimes known as horsie, but it wasnt an animal film that was the title of the anthologys third segment, about an infants nurse who had a face like a horse. Life at home changes when a housewife from a middleclass, conservative family in calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman. Art shows, auctions, heritage festivals, poetry gatherings, music, parades, rodeos, trade shows and more.
Theres a lot to like in 1953s city that never sleeps. Selina is a talented musician that has a pure taste for the arts. Francis 1950 francis goes to the races 1951 rhubarb 1951 francis goes to west point 1952 it grows on trees 1952 south sea woman 1953 francis covers the big town 1953 star of india 1954 francis joins the wacs 1954 footsteps in the fog 1955 francis in the navy 1955 lady godiva of coventry 1955 the first traveling saleslady. It was a volatile cast and the clash of wills and personalities was unavoidable. One of the four films in the pinethomas series based on radios longrunning big town. The story follows selina peake and her life journey. Francis 1949 curtain call at cactus creek 1950 the milkman 1950 double crossbones 1950 francis goes to the races 1951 singin in the rain 1952 francis goes to west point 1952 call me madam 1953 i love melvin 1953 francis covers big town 1953 walking my baby back home 1953 francis joins the wacs 1954 theres no business like show business.
Played himself in francis covers the big town in 1953. He comes to town, posing as an eastern dude, and, through a series of incidents manages to get rid of three of the brothers, mostly through their own ineptness. Donald david dixon ronald oconnor august 28, 1925 september 27, 2003 was an american actor, dancer, and singer. Written and directed by francis ford coppola, this horror film depicts a strange family, complete with insanity and axe murders. Francis is a 1950 american blackandwhite comedy film from universalinternational that launched the francis the talking mule film series. The big country cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
Dracula is the most popular horror movie character of all time. About the film, cahiers du cinema wrote to what degree this film is a work of art, we are not certain but, in any case, it is strong stuff. The 1953 film is clearly modeled after the best noir doc the naked. City that never sleeps is one of the last noir documentaries a noir film filled with newsreellike location shooting and voice of god narrations also known as semidocumentaries. Francis the talking mule francis goes to the races francis goes to west point francis covers the big town francis joins the wacs francis in the navy francis in the haunted house. Films francis 1950 aka francis the talking mule francis goes to the races 1951 francis goes to west point 1952 francis covers the big town 1953. Army captain david stern iii 19092003, son of newspaper publisher j. This time out, society editor lorelei kilbourne hillary brooke is assigned to the police beat. So we thought it would be fun to make a list of some of the more notable dracula movies ever made. S atyajit ray, who died in 1992 at the age of 70, is one of the giants of world cinema. Francis, the talking mule and not a donkey, though is boarding at the stables where the horses of the citys mounted police are kept, and mounted. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Theres been a regular class in eros 101 recently, including the graduate, 17, benjamin and now youre a big boy now. Francis covers the big towndonald oconnoryvette dugay see more like this.
These options are all featured in this diverse library. It was made in late 1966 by francis ford coppola, a boy wonder fresh out of ucla whose only previous efforts were skin flicks. This is a greatlooking movie that never steps wrong, and dillon uses it to demonstrate once again that he is a master of unforced, natural acting. Dracula istanbulda 1953 a turkish movie production of dracula. According to guinness attraction, dracula is featured in 161 movies, as contrasted with the 2nd most popular horror movie character of all time, frankenstein, who is only in 115 movies. Complete collection 7 film 179herbie collection, the 19682005. Unfortunately theres plenty off unintentional laughoutloud scenes as well. Francis covers the big town universal international, 1953. Francis covers the big town 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Francis covers the big town is a 1953 american blackandwhite comedy film from universalinternational, produced by leonard goldstein, directed by arthur. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Besides his requisite appearance in the francis film of the year francis joins the wacs, his only film role in 1954 was in theres no business like show business, with ethel merman, marilyn monroe, dan dailey, mitzi gaynor and johnny ray. Thomas, with philip reed, hillary brooke, richard travis, at turner classic movies. Francis covers the big town 1953 0814 1953 us adventure, comedy, crime, romance, fantasy 1h 26m user score. It is a remake of the 1936 ralph bellamy film the man who lived twice.
Overview of big town after dark, 1947, directed by william c. Chill wills full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Francis is produced by robert arthur, directed by arthur lubin, and stars donald oconnor and patricia medina. The distinctive voice of francis is a voiceover by actor chill wills. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the big country near you. Applied mathematics donald oconnor solo tap and acrobatic.
Francis covers the big town voice of francis, the talking mule 1953. Who played count dracula in francis ford coppolas bram. The son of a prominent bengali literary figure, he was an accomplished writer, composer, editor and artist. The oldest film on the list is the 1953 drama, so big. Francis covers the big town movie poster donald oconnor. She taught herself how to read at five years old even though her mother didnt want her to do so until she was eight. For a simple mule, francis certainly got aroundto the jungles of burma in francis 1950, the santa anita race track in francis goes to the races 1951, west point in francis goes to west point 1952, and to new york city in francis covers the big town 1953. The character originated in the 1946 novel francis by former u. The big town original motion picture soundtrack 1987. The movies screenplay was written by john twist, and is based on the 1924 novel by edna ferber. Ive been a fan of take ten for a while, but hadnt been exposed to much else, and so far this is a great introduction.
Apr 28, 2009 house of dracula 1945 a direct sequel to house of frankenstein, again featuring the big three wolfman, dracula, and frankenstein. Many of these videos are available for free download. Francis covers the big town 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Francis covers the big town 1953 full movie youtube. Francis covers the big town 1953 the talking mules buddy donald oconnor becomes a star reporter, thanks to hot tips from new york police horses. The distinctive voice of francis is a voiceover by actor chill wills this is the fourth film in universalinternationals francis the talking mule series continuing the. New york city, where peter has ambitions to become a big time newspaper reporter, but can only get a job as a copy boy. Donald oconnor list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Please see fullcolor, enlargeable image below for more details. Harry james orchestra frank sinatra moon love youtube. Watch francis covers the big town online francis covers the big town. Driven to unravel the mystery, bannion continues probing until. December 30, 2009 this page covers the heydays of the 10 vinyl lp, running from h300 to h449 we would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Played himself in francis goes to west point in 1952.
Read the very first issue from 1953, all the way to our most current. The big country cast and crew cast photos and info. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948 bela lugosi reprises his role as count dracula for this silly bgrade comedy. With donald oconnor, yvette duguay, gene lockhart, nancy guild. At fadeout time, francis is seen wooing a female zebra, explaining dont let the striped pajamas fool ya. In this entry in the francis series, former army officer peter stirling becomes a reporter for a bigcity newspaper. The distinctive voice of francis is a voiceover by actor chill wills six francis sequels from universalinternational followed this. Unfortunately, tracks arent broken down by their original album, but are listed individually, and theres no mention of any having been remastered, but sound quality is good. Lets look at the non francis output in a little more detail queen for a day was sometimes known as horsie, but it wasnt an animal film that was the title of the anthologys third segment, about an infants nurse who had a face like a horse.
Francis covers big town is harmless fun, bolstered by an expert supporting cast, including the always reliable gene lockhart as peters editor. His greatest source of news tips is his talking mule francis. Police sergeant bannion is investigating the apparent suicide of a corrupt cop, then is suddenly ordered to stop the investigation. With anil chatterjee, madhabi mukherjee, jaya bachchan, haren chatterjee. The big town is compulsively watchable, not because of its plot, which is predictable down to the smallest detail, but because of its acting, its direction and its style. Agatha grew up in the town of torquay in southwest england. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. Watch francis covers the big town online watch full hd francis.
Her paper, the illustrated press, following its usual policy of sociallycorrect muckraking by crusading editor steve wilson, is putting heat on the chief of. Read the full synopsis of francis covers the big town, 1953, directed by arthur lubin, with donald oconnor, yvette dugay, gene lockhart, at turner classic movies. Bob marlow bob steele is sent undercover to an arizona town where an outlaw gang, comprised of the six tolliver brothers, have taken over the town and terrorizing the citizens. He came to fame in a series of films in which he costarred alternately with gloria jean, peggy ryan, and francis the talking mule. Donald oconnor full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In this entry in the francis series, former army officer peter stirling becomes a reporter for a big city newspaper. Donald oconnor, who danced through many hollywood musicals. To be sure, youre a big boy now was the first of the lot. The talking mule molly francis find a grave memorial.