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Francis in the Haunted House

1956 · 80 min

A silly, breezy old-fashioned caper full of talking-animal gags, creaky castle scares and slapstick chases that never takes itself seriously.

Tagline
A ha-ha-haunted house has got 'em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!
Overview
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!

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • crime
  • love
  • greed
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, horror
Directed by
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Written by
Herbert H. Margolis, William Raynor
Starring
Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, James Flavin, Olan Soule, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Ellen Kay, David Janssen, Ralph Dumke
Cinematography
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Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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