The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken on IMDb 7.3/10 4,732 votes

Released:
1966-01-20

Overview:
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.

Director:
Alan Rafkin

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance, Horror

  • Cast:
  • Don Knotts
    as
    Luther Heggs
  • Joan Staley
    as
    Alma Parker
  • Liam Redmond
    as
    Kelsey
  • Dick Sargent
    as
    George Beckett
  • Skip Homeier
    as
    Ollie Weaver