Francis in the Haunted House

Francis in the Haunted House

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

NR 1956 · 80 min · ★ 5.8 · Fantasy, Comedy, Horror

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!

Directed by Charles Lamont · Written by William Raynor

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