A 15 episode serial in which boy detectives Frank and Joe Hardy try to solve the mystery of a haunted farm where the farmer has died and left no one to care for his livestock. A ghost assists them to prevent the acceptance of a false inheritance claim.
Acting
Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk's earnest brother chemistry carries the whole thing.
Production
Ghost effects are charmingly low-budget, all smoke and double exposure.
Director
R.G. Springsteen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was actually a 15-part theatrical serial, not a TV series—kids paid weekly to catch the next cliffhanger.
Tommy Kirk would later become one of Disney's biggest child stars before his career imploded over his sexuality in the 1960s.
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