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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Mystery
  • Romance
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Don KnottsDon KnottsLuther Heggs
  • Photo of Joan StaleyJoan StaleyAlma Parker
  • Photo of Liam RedmondLiam RedmondKelsey
  • Photo of Dick SargentDick SargentGeorge Beckett
  • Photo of Skip HomeierSkip HomeierOllie Weaver
  • Photo of Reta ShawReta ShawMrs. Halcyon Maxwell
  • Photo of Lurene TuttleLurene TuttleMrs. Natalie Miller
  • Photo of Philip OberPhilip OberNicholas Simmons
  • Photo of Harry HickoxHarry HickoxPolice Chief Art Fuller
  • Photo of Charles LaneCharles LaneWhitlow

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