The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
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1966
1h 30m
6.7(97 votes)
Comedy
Family
Mystery
Romance
Horror

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.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Don Knotts

Luther Heggs

Don Knotts
Acting

Joan Staley

Alma Parker

Joan Staley
Acting

Liam Redmond

Kelsey

Liam Redmond
Acting

Dick Sargent

George Beckett

Dick Sargent
Acting

Skip Homeier

Ollie Weaver

Skip Homeier
Acting

Reta Shaw

Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell

Reta Shaw
Acting

Lurene Tuttle

Mrs. Natalie Miller

Lurene Tuttle
Acting

Philip Ober

Nicholas Simmons

Philip Ober
Acting

Harry Hickox

Police Chief Art Fuller

Harry Hickox
Acting

Charles Lane

Whitlow

Charles Lane
Acting

Jesslyn Fax

Mrs. Hutchinson

Jesslyn Fax
Acting

Nydia Westman

Mrs. Cobb

Nydia Westman
Acting

James Millhollin

Mr. Maxwell

James Millhollin
Acting

George Chandler

Judge Harley Nast

George Chandler
Acting

Robert Cornthwaite

Springer

Robert Cornthwaite
Acting

Ellen Corby

Neva Tremaine

Ellen Corby
Acting

Sandra Gould

Loretta Pine

Sandra Gould
Acting

Eddie Quillan

Elevator Operator

Eddie Quillan
Acting

Burt Mustin

Mr. Deligondo

Burt Mustin
Acting

Hope Summers

Susanna Blush

Hope Summers
Acting

Hal Smith

Calver Weems

Hal Smith
Acting

Al Checco

Gaylord Patie

Al Checco
Acting

J. Edward McKinley

Mayor Carlyle Preston

J. Edward McKinley
Writing

Everett Greenbaum

Man Saying 'Attaboy Luther' (voice)

No Image
Acting

Jim Boles

Billy Ray Fox

Jim Boles
Acting

Lovyss Bradley

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ruth Thom

Occult Clubwoman (uncredited)

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Walter Bacon

Man at Picnic

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