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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

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19666.71h 30m

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.

Directed by Alan Rafkin
Written by James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Produced by Edward Montagne
Box OfficeBudget: $700K0

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

newspaperhaunted houseorgantrialslapstick comedysecret doorcourtroomorgan music

About The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a comedy, family, mystery, romance film released in 1966 exploring themes of newspaper, haunted house, organ, trial, slapstick comedy, secret door. Directed by Alan Rafkin, it stars Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond. 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.

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