
In the U. S. Army intelligence office, bumbling lieutenant Peter Stirling receives a coded message from his friend, Francis, a talking mule. The note urges Pete to hurry to the Coronado, California naval base, where Francis is about to be sold as surplus. Pete rushes to the train station, but before he can board, nurse Betsy Donevan mistakes him for her shell-shocked brother, Navy boatswain Slicker Donevan. She tries to forcibly remove his uniform so he will not get into trouble for impersonating an Army officer. Finally she realizes that Pete is not Slicker but merely his mirror image.
Cast

Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling

Martha Hyer
Betsy Donevan

Richard Erdman
Murph

Jim Backus
Commander Hutch

Clint Eastwood
Jonesey

David Janssen
Lieutenant Anders

Leigh Snowden
Nurse Appleby

Martin Milner
W.T. Rickson

Paul Burke
Tate
Phil Garris
Tony Stover

Myrna Hansen
Helen
Jane Howard
Nurse Standish

Virginia O'Brien
Nurse Kittredge

William Forrest
Admiral

Chill Wills
Francis (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Chase
Yeoman (uncredited)

Carl Switzer
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Crew

Arthur Lubin
Director
Devery Freeman
Screenplay, Story
Milton Carruth
Editor
Ray Snyder
Editor
Carl E. Guthrie
Director of Photography
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director
Stanley Rubin
Producer
Robert Pierce
Assistant Camera
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Frank H. Wilkinson
Sound
Clifford Stine
Special Effects
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ray Jeffers
Set Decoration
F.D. Fane
Technical Advisor
Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor
David Stern
Characters
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Bill Newberry
Art Direction
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