Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The

Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The

1966

Looking to score a break as a newspaper reporter and impress beautiful Alma Parker (Joan Staley), milquetoast typesetter Luther Heggs (Don Knotts) pitches a story about his small town's haunted house. When his editor (Dick Sargent) insists Luther spend a night alone in the spooky mansion, where a grisly murder-suicide had taken place decades earlier, the timid reporter learns that the house contains a supernatural resident who doesn't like visitors.

G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY! (original theatrical poster - all caps)

JBscale
70
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Mystery
Length
1 hr. 30 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 20, 1966
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
October 4, 2016
Acquired Date
June 28, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Joan Staley
Joan Staley
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
Harry Hickox
Harry Hickox
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Jesslyn Fax
Jesslyn Fax
Nydia Westman
Nydia Westman
George Chandler
George Chandler
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
Jim Begg
Jim Begg
Sandra Gould
Sandra Gould
James Millhollin
James Millhollin
Cliff Norton
Cliff Norton
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
Jim Boles
Jim Boles

Directors

Alan Rafkin
Alan Rafkin

Producers

Edward Montagne
Edward Montagne

Writers

James Fritzell
James Fritzell
Everett Greenbaum
Everett Greenbaum

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
67%
Tomatometer
6 votes
RT Fresh Certified
75%
Popcornmeter
418 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7,923 votes

Additional Info

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