Francis in the Haunted House
1956 | 80m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Charles Lamont |
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| Writer: | Herbert H. Margolis, William Raynor |
| Staring: |
| A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself! | |
| Release Date: | Jul 09, 1956 |
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| Director: | Charles Lamont |
| Writer: | Herbert H. Margolis, William Raynor |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror |
| Keywords | horse, police, sequel, fireplace, dungeon, mule, suit of armor, secret passageway, revolver |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | David Prescott |
| 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 |
| Richard Gaines | D.A. Reynolds |
| Dick Winslow | Sergeant Arnold |
| Charles Horvath | Malcolm |
| Timothy Carey | Hugo |
| Helen Wallace | Mrs. MacPherson |
| Edward Earle | Howard Grisby |
| John Maxwell | Edward Ryan |
| Glen Kramer | Ephraim Biddle |
| Chill Wills | Francis (as Francis the Talking Mule) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles Lamont | Director |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Herbert H. Margolis | Screenplay, Story |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Jay A. Morley Jr. | Costume Design |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Phil Bowles | Assistant Director |
| Clifford Stine | Special Effects |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| William Raynor | Screenplay, Story |
| David Stern | Characters |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Arthur | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
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 <em>'Francis in the Haunted House'</em> is better than <em>'Francis Goes to West Point'</em>, in fact. Mic ... key 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 <em>'Francis'</em> 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. <em>'Francis Goes to the Races'</em> is comfortably the best one (relative, as still not good), the rest will be forgotten.