In Francis Goes to West Point, Francis the talking mule assists his cadet buddy Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) with his studies at the famed military academy, and in Francis Covers the Big Town, he helps Stirling -- now a reporter in New York -- scoop a big story. Arthur Lubin directs, and Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley, Gregg Palmer, Yvette Duguay, Gene Lockhart and Nancy Guild co-star, with Chill Wills as the voice of Francis.