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About
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.
Theatrical
Jan 20, 1966
Budget
$700K
Theaters
9
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Studio
Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Blend of Fear and Laughter
Taglines
You'll be so scared - You'll laugh yourself silly!
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Caught in a clue-less mystery
Taglines
He's in the middle of a mystery. Without a clue.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →D
Don Knotts
Luther Heggs
J
Joan Staley
Alma Parker
L
Liam Redmond
Kelsey
D
Dick Sargent
George Beckett
S
Skip Homeier
Ollie Weaver
R
Reta Shaw
Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
L
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. Natalie Miller
P
Philip Ober
Nicholas Simmons
H
Harry Hickox
Police Chief Art Fuller
C
Charles Lane
Whitlow
J
Jesslyn Fax
Mrs. Hutchinson
N
Nydia Westman
Mrs. Cobb
J
James Millhollin
Mr. Maxwell
G
George Chandler
Judge Harley Nast
R
Robert Cornthwaite
Springer
E
Ellen Corby
Neva Tremaine
S
Sandra Gould
Loretta Pine
E
Eddie Quillan
Elevator Operator
B
Burt Mustin
Mr. Deligondo
H
Hope Summers
Susanna Blush
