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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966 · 90 min Comedy Family Mystery Romance
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Luther Heggs just wanted to write a good story for the local paper. His assignment: spend one night in the town’s infamous haunted mansion. The problem: Luther is terrified of everything, from creaking doors to his own shadow. This 1966 comedy-mystery follows the timid typesetter as he stumbles through a night of spectral encounters, accidental heroics, and a surprising chance at romance, all while trying to prove a murder really did happen in the old Simms house.

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Director Alan Rafkin crafts a gentle comedy that relies on the gap between gothic horror tropes and mundane reality. The atmosphere emerges from exaggerated reactions to ordinary household noises.

Ideal for family viewing when seeking undemanding entertainment. Viewers will smile at the protagonist's innocence rather than feel genuine fear. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Alan Rafkin

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With kids on a lazy Sunday afternoon, blankets and snacks at hand.

🎭 Cast

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

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