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68% Critic Match
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
“G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!”
6.8 / 10• 1966• 1h 30m•G• English
ComedyFamilyMysteryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Don Knotts
Luther Heggs
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Rafkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
