- Though she was best known as Francis the Talking Mule, her real name was Molly. Molly was known for Francis Goes to the Races (1951), Francis (1950) and Francis Goes to West Point (1952). Molly won a prestigious award In 1951, when she became the very first animal to win the coveted Picture Animal Star of the Year from the American Humane Association.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Blogmonstermike.WordPress.com
- Played in the movies by a female mule named Molly who was easy to handle. She was trained by Lester Hilton, who went on to train Bamboo Harvester aka Mister Ed.
- Francis's voice in the films was provided first by Chill Wills and then in later films by Paul Frees.
- Trainer Hilton used a technique whereby a thread was strung through the horses mouth that when tugged gave the impression that she was speaking. He used this same technique with Mister Ed.
- A mule; not a human being.
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