Francis Covers the Big Town 1953

Synopsis:

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

Directed by: Arthur Lubin
Written by: Oscar Brodney
Runtime: 86 minutes
Tagline: It's Brand NEW and it's all Hilarious!
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Cast:
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling 
Yvette Duguay
Yvette Duguay
Maria Scola 
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Tom Henderson 
Nancy Guild
Nancy Guild
Alberta Ames 
William Harrigan
William Harrigan
Inspector Hansen 
Silvio Minciotti
Silvio Minciotti
Salvatore Scola