The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!
1966 | 90m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Alan Rafkin |
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| Writer: | James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jan 20, 1966 |
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| Director: | Alan Rafkin |
| Writer: | James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Romance, Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | newspaper, haunted house, organ, slapstick comedy, trial, secret door, courtroom, organ music |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Don Knotts | Luther Heggs |
| 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 |
| Harry Hickox | Police Chief Art Fuller |
| Charles Lane | Whitlow |
| Jesslyn Fax | Mrs. Hutchinson |
| Nydia Westman | Mrs. Cobb |
| James Millhollin | Mr. Maxwell |
| George Chandler | Judge Harley Nast |
| Robert Cornthwaite | Springer |
| Ellen Corby | Neva Tremaine |
| Sandra Gould | Loretta Pine |
| Eddie Quillan | Elevator Operator |
| Burt Mustin | Mr. Deligondo |
| Hope Summers | Susanna Blush |
| Hal Smith | Calver Weems |
| Al Checco | Gaylord Patie |
| J. Edward McKinley | Mayor Carlyle Preston |
| Everett Greenbaum | Man Saying 'Attaboy Luther' (voice) |
| Jim Boles | Billy Ray Fox |
| Lovyss Bradley | |
| Ruth Thom | Occult Clubwoman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Fritzell | Screenplay |
| Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Sam E. Waxman | Editor |
| Alan Rafkin | Director |
| William Margulies | Director of Photography |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Everett Greenbaum | Screenplay |
| John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| George C. Webb | Art Direction |
| Vic Mizzy | Original Music Composer |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Montagne | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 842 | 905 |
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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, comple ... tely by accident of course. 9-10
Nov 21, 2023