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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

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

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.

ComedyFamilyMysteryRomance

Release: 1966-01-20Runtime: 90 minRating: 6.7 (97)

Cast

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Luther Heggs

Joan Staley

Joan Staley

Alma Parker

Liam Redmond

Liam Redmond

Kelsey

Dick Sargent

Dick Sargent

George Beckett

Skip Homeier

Skip Homeier

Ollie Weaver

Reta Shaw

Reta Shaw

Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell

Lurene Tuttle

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. Natalie Miller

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Nicholas Simmons

Harry Hickox

Harry Hickox

Police Chief Art Fuller

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Whitlow

Crew

Alan Rafkin

Alan Rafkin

Director

James Fritzell

Screenplay

Everett Greenbaum

Screenplay

Edward Montagne

Producer

Vic Mizzy

Original Music Composer

William Margulies

Director of Photography

Sam E. Waxman

Editor

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

George C. Webb

Art Direction

Oliver Emert

Set Decoration

Clips & Videos

Adam Rifkin on THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN

Adam Rifkin on THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 TV trailer

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 TV trailer