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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

  • 1966
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.1K
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Don Knotts, Philip Ober, Liam Redmond, and Joan Staley in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
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A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter--until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter--until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter--until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.

  • Director
    • Alan Rafkin
  • Writers
    • James Fritzell
    • Everett Greenbaum
    • Andy Griffith
  • Stars
    • Don Knotts
    • Joan Staley
    • Liam Redmond
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alan Rafkin
    • Writers
      • James Fritzell
      • Everett Greenbaum
      • Andy Griffith
    • Stars
      • Don Knotts
      • Joan Staley
      • Liam Redmond
    • 89User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    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
    • (as Phil Ober)
    Harry Hickox
    Harry Hickox
    • Police Chief Art Fuller
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Lawyer Whitlow
    Jesslyn Fax
    Jesslyn Fax
    • Mrs. Hutchinson
    Nydia Westman
    Nydia Westman
    • Mrs. Cobb
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Judge Harley Nast
    Robert Cornthwaite
    Robert Cornthwaite
    • Lawyer Springer
    Jim Begg
    Jim Begg
    • Deputy Herkie
    • (as James Begg)
    Sandra Gould
    Sandra Gould
    • Loretta Pine
    James Millhollin
    James Millhollin
    • Mr. Milo Maxwell
    Cliff Norton
    Cliff Norton
    • Charlie, the Bailiff
    • Director
      • Alan Rafkin
    • Writers
      • James Fritzell
      • Everett Greenbaum
      • Andy Griffith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews89

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    Ajtlawyer

    And they used Bon Ami!

    7Hey_Sweden

    Do "calm" and "murder" go together?!?!?

    7ComedyFan2010

    A nice horror comedy from the past

    9bwaynef

    Attaboy Luther!

    7bkoganbing

    Don't demolish that haunted house

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    • Trivia
      According to Don Knotts's autobiography, the off-screen voice yelling, "Attaboy, Luther!" belongs to screenwriter Everett Greenbaum.
    • Goofs
      Halcyon's dessert cup is full, empty, then full.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Man in audience: Atta boy, Luther!

    • Connections
      Featured in Games (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
      (uncredited)

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    • Was this based off of a movie made called the house on haunted hill?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El fantasma y Mr. Gallina
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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