a newlywed couple decides to spend their honeymoon at their new home and an old country cottage . the couple and along with their chauffeur and find themselves in the middle of a mystery when they be beset upon by a series of guest . a former executioner and a coffin and a gang of jewel thief and and the police make for an interesting honeymoon for our newlywed and accord to the dvd sleeve synopsis . long before he work on the alan brady show ( a document on the dick van dyke show ) comedy writer morey amsterdam aka buddy sorrell script a few comedy movie . the ghost and the guest be a good example and albeit do dirt cheap . the tired spooky old house formula provide a sampling of the writer one liner and which sound well elsewhere . watch out for collide actor . the ghost and the guest ( 4/19/43 ) william nigh ~ james dunn and florence rice and sam mcdaniel .