Francis in the Haunted House

1956

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 43%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43%
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 451 451

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Plot summary

A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!

Director

Top cast

Ralph Dumke as Mayor Hargrove
Mickey Rooney as David Prescott
Paul Frees as Francis the Talking Mule
William Boyett as Kissing Man
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732.26 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 1
1.33 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

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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Reviewed by planktonrules 6 / 10

The 7th and final Francis film.

Today, it's hard to imagine ONE Francis the Talking Mule movie...let alone seven. But somehow the public enjoyed them and Universal made seven. But by the final movie, "Francis in the Haunted House", the cast had changed, with Francis' human sidekick now played by Mickey Rooney instead of Donald O'Connor as well as a change in the voice actor playing Francis (yes, sorry to disillusion you but Francis could not actually talk in real life).

Francis witnesses a murder--helped by reporter trail leads to castle!

All of the plots to the various Francis movies are insane. After all, he is supposed to talk! But this one might just be crazier than usual! It begins with Francis witnessing two baddies in VERY stereotypical bad guy outfits murdering someone. Francis follows them to a castle (in the United States?!??!?!?) and so he then tries to enlist the aid of a reporter, David Prescott (Rooney) to help him catch the crooks. But, not surprisingly, Prescott thinks it's all a joke! Can Francis manage to convince David AND capture the killers? And, once he convinces David, can David convince anyone else?!

If ever a movie screamed out 'turn off your brain and don't question the plot', this one is certainly it! And, if you can, you'll likely enjoy this odd film. It's really not bad and is made well despite the ludicrous plot. I liked it enough I almost gave it a 7....almost.

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