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ComedyFamilyMysteryRomanceHorror

The Ghost & 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.

Release Date : 1966-01-20

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Cast

Don Knotts

Character Name : Luther Heggs

Original Name : Don Knotts

Gender : Male

Joan Staley

Character Name : Alma Parker

Original Name : Joan Staley

Gender : Female

Liam Redmond

Character Name : Kelsey

Original Name : Liam Redmond

Gender : Male

Dick Sargent

Character Name : George Beckett

Original Name : Dick Sargent

Gender : Male

Skip Homeier

Character Name : Ollie Weaver

Original Name : Skip Homeier

Gender : Male

Reta Shaw

Character Name : Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell

Original Name : Reta Shaw

Gender : Female

Lurene Tuttle

Character Name : Mrs. Natalie Miller

Original Name : Lurene Tuttle

Gender : Female

Philip Ober

Character Name : Nicholas Simmons

Original Name : Philip Ober

Gender : Male

Harry Hickox

Character Name : Police Chief Art Fuller

Original Name : Harry Hickox

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Whitlow

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Jesslyn Fax

Character Name : Mrs. Hutchinson

Original Name : Jesslyn Fax

Gender : Female

Nydia Westman

Character Name : Mrs. Cobb

Original Name : Nydia Westman

Gender : Female

James Millhollin

Character Name : Mr. Maxwell

Original Name : James Millhollin

Gender : Male

George Chandler

Character Name : Judge Harley Nast

Original Name : George Chandler

Gender : Male

Robert Cornthwaite

Character Name : Springer

Original Name : Robert Cornthwaite

Gender : Male

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Neva Tremaine

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Sandra Gould

Character Name : Loretta Pine

Original Name : Sandra Gould

Gender : Female

Eddie Quillan

Character Name : Elevator Operator

Original Name : Eddie Quillan

Gender : Male

Burt Mustin

Character Name : Mr. Deligondo

Original Name : Burt Mustin

Gender : Male

Hope Summers

Character Name : Susanna Blush

Original Name : Hope Summers

Gender : Female

Hal Smith

Character Name : Calver Weems

Original Name : Hal Smith

Gender : Male

Al Checco

Character Name : Gaylord Patie

Original Name : Al Checco

Gender : Male

J. Edward McKinley

Character Name : Mayor Carlyle Preston

Original Name : J. Edward McKinley

Gender : Male

Everett Greenbaum

Character Name : Man Saying 'Attaboy Luther' (voice)

Original Name : Everett Greenbaum

Gender : Male

Jim Boles

Character Name : Billy Ray Fox

Original Name : Jim Boles

Gender : Male

Lovyss Bradley

Character Name :

Original Name : Lovyss Bradley

Gender : Female

Ruth Thom

Character Name : Occult Clubwoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Thom

Gender : Female

Reviews

M

moard

@moard

2023-11-21

Classic, cannot be replicated This Don Knotts vehicle made immediately after his days on the Andy Griffith show ended has now become a classic. Knotts’ plays the nervous typesetter who spends the night in a haunted mansion. He eventually wins the beautiful girl and solves a murder mystery, completely by accident of course. 9-10