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Wed 10 Jul, 2013 07:53 pm
Unless it's trick photography, I'd say the Mule in the movies really did talk. And I think it proves that Mules are much smarter than we give them credit for. They had to put peanut butter on Mr Ed's lips to make him simulate talking. Some mistakenly credit actor Chill Wills with dubbing the mule's voice, but he was a real Army mule who very carefully hid his ability from the public.
@edgarblythe,
Francis was quite obviously the reincarnation of William Shakespeare.
No need to ask why he chose the name Francis.
@edgarblythe,
the real secret was that Francis only spoke Italian. They had to dub his voice and translate it into English
@farmerman,
He would never say the word Mortadella.
He would
look like he was saying it, for editing reasons, but he was really saying something less upsetting.
Was Francis a mute in Scudda Hoo Scudda Hey?
@Lordyaswas,
his speech impediment was even more pronounced when he said te word
gnocchi
@edgarblythe,
Sigh, my mother took me to see that in NYC. I think I liked it. Would have been 1950.
By pretending he wasn't really a talking mule they could avoid paying him union scale.
The real question is who dubbed in Donald O'Connor's voice.
@edgarblythe,
I thought they annoyed Mr Ed with fishing line or some such.
I've never met a mule.
@dlowan,
They likely did that too.
@farmerman,
I thought Francis spoke Latin, and that's the reason why they had to translate it.
@cicerone imposter,
Actually, I believe Francis was fluent in several languages.
@Lustig Andrei,
ummmm... Hadn't thought of that!
@dlowan,
dlowan wrote:
I've never met a mule.
So you've never met half an ass, only complete asses?
My voice is often horse. Is there a connection?
@neologist,
You can bring a horse to water?
@cicerone imposter,
cicerone imposter wrote:
You can bring a horse to water?
Yes, but you can't make him pony up and pay his share of the bar tab.
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