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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

Directed by Alan Rafkin

Comedy | Mystery | Family

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.

Rated G | Length 90 minutes

Actors

Don Knotts | Joan Staley | Liam Redmond | Dick Sargent | Skip Homeier | Reta Shaw | Lurene Tuttle | Philip Ober | Harry Hickox | Charles Lane | Jesslyn Fax | Nydia Westman | James Millhollin | George Chandler | Robert Cornthwaite | Ellen Corby | Sandra Gould | Eddie Quillan | Burt Mustin | Hope Summers | Hal Smith | Al Checco | J. Edward McKinley | Everett Greenbaum | Jim Boles | Lovyss Bradley | Ruth Thom

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/15/2012TVStreamingVideo on Demand6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Was expiring soon on NWI and one I haven’t seen. Don Knotts is super fun to watch but so-so story.

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