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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!

19661h 30mNo ratings yet
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Mystery
  • Family

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • courtroom
  • haunted house
  • slapstick comedy
  • newspaper
  • trial
  • secret door
  • organ
  • organ music

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 20, 1966
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Director
Alan Rafkin
Cinematography
William Margulies
Budget
$700,000
Revenue
Not recorded
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