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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

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

Genre : Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Alan Rafkin
Writer : James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum

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.

Actors

Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Luther Heggs
Joan Staley
Joan Staley
Alma Parker
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Kelsey
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
George Beckett
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
Ollie Weaver
Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw
Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Mrs. Natalie Miller
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
Nicholas Simmons
Harry Hickox
Harry Hickox
Police Chief Art Fuller
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Whitlow
Jesslyn Fax
Jesslyn Fax
Mrs. Hutchinson
Nydia Westman
Nydia Westman
Mrs. Cobb
James Millhollin
James Millhollin
Mr. Maxwell
George Chandler
George Chandler
Judge Harley Nast
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
Springer
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
Neva Tremaine
Sandra Gould
Sandra Gould
Loretta Pine
Eddie Quillan
Eddie Quillan
Elevator Operator
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
Mr. Deligondo
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Susanna Blush
Hal Smith
Hal Smith
Calver Weems
Al Checco
Al Checco
Gaylord Patie
J. Edward McKinley
J. Edward McKinley
Mayor Carlyle Preston
Everett Greenbaum
Everett Greenbaum
Man Saying 'Attaboy Luther' (voice)
Jim Boles
Jim Boles
Billy Ray Fox
Lovyss Bradley
Lovyss Bradley

Crews

Alan Rafkin
Alan Rafkin
Director
James Fritzell
James Fritzell
Screenplay
Everett Greenbaum
Everett Greenbaum
Screenplay
Edward Montagne
Edward Montagne
Producer
Vic Mizzy
Vic Mizzy
Original Music Composer
William Margulies
William Margulies
Director of Photography
Sam E. Waxman
Sam E. Waxman
Editor
Alexander Golitzen
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
George C. Webb
George C. Webb
Art Direction
Oliver Emert
Oliver Emert
Set Decoration
John McCarthy Jr.
John McCarthy Jr.
Set Decoration
Rosemary Odell
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Larry Germain
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966 TV trailer
Adam Rifkin on THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN

Posters and backgrounds

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