Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1966-01-20) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Screen: | James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum, Andy Griffith |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Crews
- 85840: Alan Rafkin - Director - Directing
- 85843: James Fritzell - Screenplay - Writing
- 85844: Everett Greenbaum - Screenplay - Writing
- 116406: Edward Montagne - Producer - Production
- 31052: Vic Mizzy - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 115544: William Margulies - Director of Photography - Camera
- 123629: Sam E. Waxman - Editor - Editing
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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 beautiful girl and solves a murder ....
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