Watch The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) Official Trailer
G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!
6.7 / 10 IMDb January 20, 1966 1h 30m
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
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
January 20, 1966
Genre
Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance
Status
Released
Budget
$700,000
Languages
English, Spanish
Country
United States of America
Producers
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
Reta Shaw
as Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
Lurene Tuttle
as Mrs. Natalie Miller
Philip Ober
as Nicholas Simmons
Harry Hickox
as Police Chief Art Fuller
Charles Lane
as Whitlow
Jesslyn Fax
as Mrs. Hutchinson
Nydia Westman
as Mrs. Cobb
James Millhollin
as Mr. Maxwell
George Chandler
as Judge Harley Nast
Robert Cornthwaite
as Springer
Ellen Corby
as Neva Tremaine
Sandra Gould
as Loretta Pine
Eddie Quillan
as Elevator Operator
Burt Mustin
as Mr. Deligondo
Hope Summers
as Susanna Blush
Production Companies
Universal PicturesThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken Official Trailer 1966
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