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Francis in the Haunted House (1956)

Francis in the Haunted House poster
Directed by
Charles Lamont
Genre
comedy horror
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a talking mule stay in a spooky house. They encounter odd characters and mild scares in a comedic setting.

lightheartedgoofycampyplayfulsillyold-fashionedunserious

What happens

Francis in the Haunted House is a 1956 American comedy horror film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Charles Lamont, that stars Mickey Rooney and Virginia Welles. This is the seventh and final film in the Universal-International Francis the Talking Mule series, notably without series director Arthur Lubin, star Donald O'Connor, or Francis' voice actor Chill Wills. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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