Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond

Luther Heggs aspires to being a reporter for his small town newspaper, the Rachel Courier Express. He gets his big break when the editor asks him to spend the night at the Simmons mansion that, 20 yea...( read more  read more... )rs before, was the site of a now famous murder-suicide. The case has aroused local interest not only because of the anniversary but due to the fact that the family heir, Nick Simmons, has returned to Rachel aiming to tear the mansion down. Luther's account of his wild, ghost-ridden night in the house leads Simmons to sue for libel, but with the aid of his friend Kelsey they determines what exactly happened that night long ago and the identity of the real killer.

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Unrated, 90 min.

Directed by: Alan Rafkin

Release Date: January 20, 1966

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003

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  • July 6, 2009
    Slight and fluffy, but still fun.
  • June 5, 2007
    My favorite Don Knotts film. It's eerie and funny all at the same time.
  • February 4, 2007
    A likeable and fun older comedy with very little to fault it for.
  • November 24, 2009
    a very silly 1960s comedy that features Don Knotts in all his Don Knotts glory. some very clever writing at times, but the overall film is nothing five-star. Vic Mizzy's score was pretty fun though. a light, entertaining, and enjoyable film.
  • November 19, 2009
    Don Knotts plays the brave coward well. He's a typesetter for the local paper and desperately wants to be a full-fledged reporter. When given the chance, his first assignment is the spend the night in a spooky old ?murder house? that is about to be demolished. His story of spooks...( read more) in the house causes a sensation and he becomes a local celebrity, but there are also a number of doubting Thomasi. Funny and worth a watch. Maybe a horror-comedy only by the largest stretch of the term.
  • November 4, 2009
    Really great funny movie. Love Don Knotts. My mom watches these kinds of movies all the time.
  • July 5, 2009
    Don Knot's movies are all to funny what can I say, good clean laugh
  • June 17, 2009
    aaahaaa - aaahee - aaahh, oh, that Don Knotts, what a hoot! Easily as funny as the Incredible Mr. Limpet, just luv cases like this, absolutely a specialty!
  • April 20, 2009
    This might be an old movie but everyone i have watch it loves it
  • March 12, 2009
    This movie is hilarious

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