Don Knotts stars as Luther Heggs, a typesetter for his local newspaper who dreams of being a reporter, and gets his chance when his editor(played by Dick Sergeant) assigns Luther the task of spending the night in the old Simmons mansion, where a murder-suicide occurred 20 years earlier. Luther spends an eventful night in the house, where he sees all kinds of ghostly activity, though after his story is published, and he hailed a hero, is dismayed to learn that he is being sued for slander by a Simmons heir, who wants to have the mansion torn down. During the trial, Luther leads the judge and jury to the mansion to prove his case, though events don't unfold according to plan... Amusing comedy makes effective use of Knott's patented humor, with a good cast of supporting actors. Silly and obvious of course, but great fun.
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