Francis Joins the WACS(1954)
NR
07/30/1954 (US)Comedy, Fantasy1h 35m5.8
"THE FUNNIEST NEW COMEDY IDEA IN YEARS!"
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Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!
Herbert Baker
Story
Arthur Lubin
Director
David Stern
Characters
Devery Freeman
Screenplay
James B. Allardice
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A review by r96sk
5.0
Written on January 3, 2022
Yet another yawnful entry from this series, unfortunately.
The cast are the only thing about 'Francis Joins the WACS' 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 'Francis' film, but that's hardly a plus point. 'Francis in the Navy' is, finally, next - which is the whole reason as to why I'm even watching this series!
The cast are the only thing about 'Francis Joins the WACS' 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 'Francis' film, but that's hardly a plus point. 'Francis in the Navy' is, finally, next - which is the whole reason as to why I'm even watching this series!
