| The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | |
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| Directed by | Alan Rafkin |
| Written by | Jim Fritzell Everett Greenbaum |
| Produced by | Edward Montagne |
| Starring | Don Knotts Joan Staley Liam Redmond Sandra Gould Dick Sargent Skip Homeier |
| Cinematography | William Margulies |
| Edited by | Sam E. Waxman |
| Music by | Vic Mizzy |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American comedy mystery film starring Don Knotts as Luther Heggs, the town dunce and a newspaper typesetter who spends a night in a haunted house, which is located in the fictitious community of Rachel, Kansas. Don Knotts' first major project after leaving The Andy Griffith Show, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken uses a similar small town setting and involved a number of alumni from the sitcom, including director Alan Rafkin and writers Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. It was a box office success, paving the way for a string of other Knotts-fronted comedy films. The working title was Running Scared.[1] The title is presumably a humorous variation of the film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947).[2]
- ^ "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.