let me set the record straight right off the top . the private eye be no comedy classic . but it be a fun film that will amuse adult and make kid laugh and shriek with delight . tim conway and don knotts play a couple of bumbling ( what else . ) scotland yard detective assign to investigate a murder at a castle in england ( actually north carolina ) . while in the castle they stumble across load of creepy character and situation . for anyone who have enjoy this type of film ( hold that ghost with abbott and costello and and the ghost and mr. chicken come to mind ) and the private eye deliver the good . of course if you sit there and try to analyze it too deeply you be apt to dislike it . just sit back with the family and have a good laugh .