tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post2714588118257400883..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked Movies: Francis (The Talking Mule)mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-57889674860288699262013-12-24T17:54:51.574-06:002013-12-24T17:54:51.574-06:00I saw the first one or two at the movies, but the ...I saw the first one or two at the movies, but the rest on TV. I've always liked them. Francis had a wiseacre attitude, which I like.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-8348205662156022632013-12-24T10:51:47.578-06:002013-12-24T10:51:47.578-06:00You whippersnappers missed out on seeing them on t...You whippersnappers missed out on seeing them on the big screen. Or what passed for the big screen in the old days.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18740206296835211782013-12-24T09:58:36.692-06:002013-12-24T09:58:36.692-06:00I watched all the Francis movies on TV when I was ...I watched all the Francis movies on TV when I was a kid and loved them.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-9388317703887738112013-12-24T09:44:52.248-06:002013-12-24T09:44:52.248-06:00I never doubted it for a second. I wish I'd b...I never doubted it for a second. I wish I'd been lucky enough to visit with Francis.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-40515379246811299372013-12-24T09:35:35.761-06:002013-12-24T09:35:35.761-06:00Is it mere coincidence that you posted this at Chr...Is it mere coincidence that you posted this at Christmas? To a kid who grew up in Cleveland in the '50s, it makes perfect sense that you ran this today. You may think I'm hallucinating, but I swear this is true. For 2 or 3 years when the Francis movies were popular, one of the second-string department stores downtown - Sterling Lindner Davis - had Francis as a secondary Christmas attraction for the kids. You could sit on Santa's lap, of course, but you could also visit Francis - a full-size puppet in a Christmassy barn stall tableaux. His neck would bob and lips would move as Chill Wills' voice (or at least a fair imitation) asked if you'd been good and what did you want for Christmas? At the close of the chat, a wrapped present would slide down a chute and off you'd go. I was there, honest to my grandma! Anybody else out there have a holiday visit with Francis?<br /><br />Art Scott<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-14386891399219629852013-12-24T07:32:30.006-06:002013-12-24T07:32:30.006-06:00I miss movies like this.
I really, really do.I miss movies like this.<br /><br />I really, really do.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-11643134671307936872013-12-24T06:20:43.751-06:002013-12-24T06:20:43.751-06:00One of my favorite movie seriesOne of my favorite movie seriesDalenoreply@blogger.com