The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

"G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!"Movie
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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
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StarringDon KnottsJoan StaleyLiam Redmond
DirectorAlan Rafkin
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G 1 hr 30 minJan 20th, 1966Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Family
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 20th, 1966
Movie Budget:$700,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Universal Pictures
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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Quotes

A Blend of Fear and Laughter

Taglines: You'll be so scared - You'll laugh yourself silly!
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Caught in a clue-less mystery

Taglines: He's in the middle of a mystery. Without a clue.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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