Story Line
Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.
“G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!”
Top Cast
Don Knotts
Luther Heggs
Joan Staley
Alma Parker
Liam Redmond
Kelsey
Dick Sargent
George Beckett
Skip Homeier
Ollie Weaver
Reta Shaw
Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1966-01-20
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
ComedyFamilyMysteryRomance
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User Reviews (1)
moard
No rating•11/20/2023
Classic, cannot be replicated
This Don Knotts vehicle made immediately after his days on the Andy Griffith show ended has now become a classic. Knotts’ plays the nervous typesetter who spends the night in a haunted mansion. He eventually wins the ...