moonspinner55 Small town schnook Luther Heggs, a newspaper typesetter and would-be reporter (whom everyone sarcastically calls "Scoop"), gets his first assignment: to spend the night in a supposedly haunted house on the anniversary of a murder/suicide which occurred there 20 years ago. Arguably Don Knotts' best starring vehicle, his first after exiting "The Andy Griffith Show". It isn't particularly witty, but Knotts' broad comedic hamming occasionally results in big laughs, and he's complimented by a colorful cast of familiar faces. The Universal backlot is used to good advantage, though William Margulies's gloppy color cinematography is barely competent. Vic Mizzy contributes a spirited score. **1/2 from ****

AaronCapenBanner 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.

mrlanceb There's no doubt that The Andy Griffith Show was never what it was after Don Knotts left the series. In The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Knotts once again takes the character of a bumbling nerd with a good heart - trying to make a name for himself in Small Town America while not always noticing how much he is dismissed by his fellow citizens. Knotts pulls it off expertly, and his performance does not suffer from over-exposure in a full-length movie.It's not an epic - the story is simple and innocent. The gags are not perfectly timed, but funny nonetheless. When Luther asks the town drunk what he is doing when he is supposed to be dead, it's the first of several memorable quotes the kids loved repeating.The movie looks clean; the classic Technicolor filming gives the movie the feeling that it was put together by people who knew what they were doing. The sets are perfectly lit, and nothing looks phony. The cameras are all locked down or on cranes. Thankfully, freehand (shaky) camera work was not all the rage back then like it is now.Overall, this is a fun film to watch in the afternoon when you are in the mood for AMC. Bring the kids in also; they will get a kick out of it if they are not already jaded by the sewage available on screen today.

fom4life When I was young, this film played a lot on TV. I think I liked it way back when. It has a few things going for it. It takes place in a Haunted house. There is something interesting about spending the night in a house where a gruesome murder took place. I would be spooked out if it was me who was in the house alone. YIKES!Bob Hope, Abbot and Costello, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, Martin and Lewis, Harold Lloyd, perhaps Buster Keaton and others have all been cast in wacky haunted house comedies. And this time it fell to the likes of Comedy legend Don Knots. Besides the premise the audience gets to witness 90 minutes of Don Knott's frighten facial expressions and him running around as a nervous ninny. He constantly brags about his Chuck Norris Karate skills and how his whole body as a weapon. I believe he uses this shtick in many a film.There is a somewhat amusing gag with a elevator that can't seem to stop all the way aliened with the right floor. There is some unseen heckler who always shouts out "That a Boy_______" That is where the amusement ends. The movie minus what I was mention is as dull as watching paint dry. "The Incredible Mr. Limit is an example of a great Don Knots film. Despite this being a comedy classic that somehow missed the AFI top 100. If you love Don Knots and are a movie buff it might be worth a rental, but it would be worth it more to watch the other film I mentioned. I know others will disagree with me on this film, but ….. someone has to be brave enough to avoid the ghosts and print the truth. Don Knots would have.