Screenplay:
William RaynorCinematography:
George RobinsonCast:
Mickey Rooney, Virginia Welles, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Ellen Kay, David Janssen, Ralph Dumke, Richard Gaines, Timothy Carey, John Eldredge, Richard Deacon (more)Plots(1)
After making six "Francis the Talking Mule comedies," the team of Donald O'Connor, Chill Wills (Francis' voice), and director Arthur Lubin left the series, leaving Mickey Rooney to take over the role of the none-too-smart pal of the vocal jackass (spoken for here by Paul Frees). In this installment, Francis rescues the hapless David Prescott (Rooney) from a haunted house, where he is trapped with a group of crooks who are trying to replace genuine works of art with forgeries. This new team didn't seem to have the popularity of the earlier "Francis" veterans, and this was the last of the series. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Mickey Rooney
USA
Best movies:
Captains Courageous (1937)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Virginia Welles
USA
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Paul Cavanagh
UK
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Mary Ellen Kay
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
David Janssen
USA
Best movies:
Birds of Prey (1973) (TV movie)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Ralph Dumke
USA
Best movies:
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Richard Gaines
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Timothy Carey
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
John Eldredge
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
It Started with Eve (1941)
The Black Cat (1941)
Richard Deacon
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Proud Ones (1956)
William Boyett
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Airport (1970)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Paul Frees
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Grand Prix (1966)
Edward Earle
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Dick Winslow
USA
Best movies:
To Each His Own (1946)
Airport (1970)
Test Pilot (1938)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
John Maxwell
USA
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Anthony Jochim
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Olan Soule
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Floyd Simmons
USA
Best movies:
Party Girl (1958)
Written on the Wind (1956)
Away All Boats (1956)