The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Figuring the answers to the mystery lie in the old Simmons mansion, Luther Heggs (Knotts) visits the estate at the witching hour of midnight. Certain he's seen a ghost, Luther writes a story which makes front page news and brings on a libel suit from the mansion's owner. When the trial judge orders an investigation (and no apparition appears) Luther is branded a fraud. That is, until he and his devoted girlfriend team up to uncover the mystery of the hauntings (and the true murderer) in this timeless comedy classic.