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58% Critic Match
Francis in the Haunted House
“A ha-ha-haunted house has got 'em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!”
5.8 / 10• 1956• 1h 20m•NR• English
FantasyComedyHorror
Storyline
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!
Cast & Crew
Mickey Rooney
David Prescott
Lead
Virginia Welles
Lorna MacLeod
James Flavin
Police Chief Martin
Olan Soule
Dr. Bentley
Paul Cavanagh
Neil Frazer
Mary Ellen Kay
Lorna Ann
David Janssen
Police Lieutenant Hopkins
Ralph Dumke
Mayor Hargrove
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Lamont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Francis in the Haunted House is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
