Francis in the Haunted House

1956

Action / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror

2
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50%
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 466 466

police horse sequel fireplace dungeon mule

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Plot summary

Reporter David Prescott becomes unlikely friends with Francis, who is the only witness to a murder. As Prescott finds himself in and out of the police station as a supposedly delirious suspect, he must clear his name with Francis in tow, and set off to the spooky old castle where the real killer waits!

Director

Charles Lamont Photo
Charles Lamont

Top cast

Helen Bennett Photo
Helen Bennett as Mrs. Hargrove
Edward Earle Photo
Edward Earle as Howard Grisby
Forbes Murray Photo
Forbes Murray as Party Guest
Ralph Dumke Photo
Ralph Dumke as Mayor Hargrove
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732.26 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 19 min
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1.33 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
Approved
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24 fps
1 hr 19 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by r96sk 5 / 10

This series should've ended after the exits of

This series should've ended after the exits of Donald O'Connor, Arthur Lubin and Chill Wills. That's not to say that this is any worse than what that trio created together though; I'd say 'Francis in the Haunted House' is better than 'Francis Goes to West Point', in fact. Mickey Rooney is actually a fairly decent replacement for O'Connor, though it never feels right that the other geezer isn't involved; it's his lead spot, for better or worse. No-one else on the cast sticks out - if I had to pick one: James Flavin. Finally, six follow-ups later: the end of the 'Francis' series. An interesting (?) time capsule, given the amount of sequels, from the early 1950s, but a series that never quite reaches a positive level in my eyes. 'Francis Goes to the Races' is comfortably the best one (relative, as still not good), the rest will be forgotten.
Reviewed by mark.waltz 5 / 10

Expected a flop, got something a little better.

Reviewed by gerdeen-1

Not great, but kids will love it

Mickey Rooney was the first actor considered to play the human sidekick of Francis the talking mule, but the role went instead to his friend Donald O'Connor. Six years and six mule movies later, O'Connor decided to move on to greener pastures, and workhorse Rooney was brought in to close out the series.This movie -- without O'Connor and without Chill Wills doing the mule's voice -- gets no respect from critics and die-hard "Francis" fans. Admittedly it's not as funny as the early "Francis" films, but Rooney and Paul Frees (as the voice) give it their all, and the movie is perfect for children.The fact is that the "Francis" series was running out of steam already. Winding it up with another military comedy would have been the coward's way out. This movie is more like a harbinger of the "Scooby-do" cartoons: Cops and robbers and alleged ghosts in a completely non-threatening environment. No adult content to trouble parents.Could it be better? Yes. But it fills a certain niche very well.
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