The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966, Comedy, 1h 30m

6 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Looking to score a break as a newspaper reporter and impress beautiful Alma Parker (Joan Staley), milquetoast typesetter Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) pitches a story about his small town's haunted house. When his editor (Dick Sargent) insists Luther spend a night alone in the spooky mansion, where a grisly murder-suicide had taken place decades earlier, the timid reporter learns that the house contains a supernatural resident who doesn't like visitors.
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Alan Rafkin
  • Producer:
    Edward Montagne
  • Writer:
    James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Distributor:
    Universal Pictures
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

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
Harry Hickox
Police Chief Art Fuller
Charles Lane
Whitlow
Jesslyn Fax
Mrs. Hutchinson
Nydia Westman
Mrs. Cobb
George Chandler
Judge Harley Nast
Robert Cornthwaite
Springer
Jim Begg
Herkie
Sandra Gould
Loretta Pine
James Millhollin
Mr. Milo Maxwell
Cliff Norton
Charlie (Bailiff)
Ellen Corby
Miss Neva Tremaine
Jim Boles
Billy Ray Fox
Alan Rafkin
Director
James Fritzell
Screenwriter
Everett Greenbaum
Screenwriter
Edward Montagne
Producer
Vic Mizzy
Original Music
William Margulies
Cinematographer
Sam E. Waxman
Film Editing
Alexander Golitzen
Art Director
George C. Webb
Art Director
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Hair Stylist
Wes Thompson
Unit Production Manager
Phil Bowles
Assistant Director
Earl Crain Sr.
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
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Audience Reviews for The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

  • Jul 21, 2012
    Extremely tame mystery/comedy from an era of apparently less demanding audiences. By today's standards, this G-rater is too dull for kids and too simple for adults (except for those who think the <i>Austin Powers</i> sequels are filled with creativity.) Don Knotts does his shtick and gets a couple laughs. I watched much of this only because I had my right to choose taken away - I sure would have aborted if I could. Attaboy, Luther!
    Doctor S Super Reviewer
  • Nov 04, 2009
    Really great funny movie. Love Don Knotts. My mom watches these kinds of movies all the time.
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  • Jul 06, 2009
    Slight and fluffy, but still fun.
    Cindy I Super Reviewer
  • Feb 02, 2008
    Fun Movie,Love it.Don Knotts is awesome!
    .:SexiVixxEN : Super Reviewer
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