I first watched this movie last year before Halloween and it really is a fun, a little spooky, and at times hilarious movie with all the one liners. The plot is actually pretty good, and all the actors do a wonderful job. Willie Best definitely helps make the movie as he plays his typical scared role of ghosts in similar movies. Willie's talents are under-rated as well as the movie being under-rated. Viewers compare this to the 1940 comedy Ghost Breakers with Bob Hope, and mention that movie is better. I strongly disagree. With all the hype after reading the reviews I finally watched Ghost Breakers last night and was disappointed. Ghost Breakers takes almost an hour to become interesting compared to The Smiling Ghost starts out immediately being funny and even spookier and not knowing who the ghost/killer is. Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith and Lee Patrick all do a fine job as well. Charles Halton adds to the fun as the Great Uncle who plays a mad scientist who collects shrunken heads and is persistent to add Willie Best's character Clarence to his collection. A real fun movie to watch!