The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

ComedyFamilyMysteryRomance

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

"G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!"

User Score98 votes

67%6.7/10

Release1966→

Runtime1H 30M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

Synopsis

Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.

Principal Cast8

Don Knotts

Luther Heggs

Joan Staley

Alma Parker

Liam Redmond

Kelsey

Dick Sargent

George Beckett

Skip Homeier

Ollie Weaver

Reta Shaw

Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. Natalie Miller

Philip Ober

Nicholas Simmons

Full Cast & Crew (42)

Media10

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Director

Alan Rafkin

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Box Office

Budget$1M

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Keywords

newspaperhaunted houseorgantrialslapstick comedysecret doorcourtroomorgan music

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Reviews1

moard

Classic, cannot be replicated This Don Knotts vehicle made immediately after his days on the Andy Griffith show ended has now become a classic. Knotts’ plays the nervous typesetter who spends the night in a haunted mansion. He eventually wins the beautiful girl and solves a murder mystery, completely by accident of course. 9-10

Nov 20, 2023