The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
“G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!”
Synopsis
Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, proposes a story idea centered on a local haunted house where a high-profile murder or suicide took place two decades earlier. The editor tasks Heggs with spending a night alone in the mansion to investigate. During his stay, Heggs experiences several supernatural occurrences and writes a front-page article that earns him local recognition. However, his success is short-lived when the nephew of the deceased files a libel lawsuit against him.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Edited by Sam E WaxmanShot by William MarguliesScored by Vic Mizzy
Box Office
1966 · Box office
Produced on a $700K budget
Production budget
$700K
Also known as
- El fantasma y Mr. Gallinaes
- 7 giorni di fifait
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Don Knotts
as Luther Heggs
Joan Staley
as Alma Parker
Liam Redmond
as Kelsey
Dick Sargent
as George Beckett
Skip Homeier
as Ollie Weaver
Reta Shaw
as Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
Lurene Tuttle
as Mrs. Natalie Miller
Philip Ober
as Nicholas Simmons
Harry Hickox
as Police Chief Art Fuller
Charles Lane
as Lawyer Whitlow
Jesslyn Fax
as Mrs. Hutchinson
Nydia Westman
as Mrs. Cobb
Supporting cast
16James Millhollin
as Mr. Maxwell
George Chandler
as Judge Harley Nast
Robert Cornthwaite
as Springer
Ellen Corby
as Neva Tremaine
Sandra Gould
as Loretta Pine
Eddie Quillan
as Elevator Operator
Burt Mustin
as Mr. Deligondo
Hope Summers
as Susanna Blush
Hal Smith
as Calver Weems
Al Checco
as Gaylord Patie
J Edward Mckinley
as Mayor Carlyle Preston
Everett Greenbaum
as Man Saying 'Attaboy Luther' (voice)
Jim Boles
as Billy Ray Fox
Lovyss Bradley
Ruth Thom
as Occult Clubwoman (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
as Man at Picnic
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1Other crew
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