6.7 / 10(106 votes)IMDbG19661h 30mUnited States of America

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

“G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!”

Topics:#newspaper #haunted house #organ #trial #slapstick comedy #secret door #courtroom #organ music

Synopsis

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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Adam Rifkin on THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN

Type: Featurette • Published 2013-09-17

Top Cast

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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

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Release History & Theatrical Window

Theatrical Premiere

January 20, 1966

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Financials & Box Office Performance

Released

Production Budget

$700K

Filming & production cost

Worldwide Gross

Pending

Total global ticket sales

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Alan Rafkin
Screenplay & Story: James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
Original Score: Vic Mizzy
Original Title: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Country of Origin: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish
Runtime: 1h 30m
Production Budget: $700K
Production Studios: Universal Pictures

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Alan Rafkin

Screenplay & Story

James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

Original Score & Music

Vic Mizzy

Director of Photography

William Margulies

Film Editing

Sam E. Waxman

Producers

Edward Montagne

Department Leadership Roster

Alan Rafkin

Director

James Fritzell

Screenplay

Everett Greenbaum

Screenplay

Vic Mizzy

Original Music Composer

Sam E. Waxman

Editor

Rosemary Odell

Costume Design

Edward Montagne

Producer

William Margulies

Director of Photography

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Primary: G

G: General Audiences — All ages admitted. Nothing offensive for children.

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United States (MPAA)G

General Audiences — All ages admitted. Nothing offensive for children.

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