"Francis the talking mule gets his owner in and out of trouble while he is taking basic training at West Point."
Donald O'Connor
as Peter Stirling
Lori Nelson
as Barbara Atwood
Alice Kelley
as Cynthia Daniels
Gregg Palmer
as William Norton (as Palmer Lee)
William Reynolds
as Wilbur Van Allen
Les Tremayne
as Col. Daniels
Otto Hulett
as Chadwick - Football Coach
David Janssen
as Cpl. Thomas (as Dave Janssen)
James Best
as Cpl. Ransom
Chill Wills
as Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule)
Leonard Nimoy
as Football Player
Arthur Lubin
Director
Oscar Brodney
Story
Carl E. Guthrie
Cinematography
Eric Orbom
Art Direction
Leonard Goldstein
Producer
Jesse Hibbs
Second Unit Director
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Joseph Gershenson
Music Director
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Kara
Costume Design
Bernard Herzbrun
John P. Austin
Robert Pritchard
Screenplay
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
David S. Horsley
Special Effects
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
David Stern
Characters
Dorothy Reid
Additional Dialogue
Milton Carruth
Editor