The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Movie · G · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · 72% critics
A small-town newspaper typesetter hopes to become a reporter by investigating a notorious old mansion tied to a long-ago tragedy. Assigned to spend the night inside, he faces eerie happenings that turn his story into a sensation—until backlash and a lawsuit force him to defend what he saw and wrote.
Also known as Running Scared
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (101 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, family-friendly haunted-house comedy with a small-town vibe and courtroom antics, especially if you like The Andy Griffith Show; Not for you if you want real scares or a surprising mystery.
Pros: Don Knotts-style laughs; spooky-but-gentle mood; family-friendly fun | Cons: predictable mystery; uneven humor; thin story support
Themes
- newspaper
- haunted house
- organ
- trial
- slapstick comedy
- secret door
- courtroom
- organ music
Cast & crew
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 Whitlow
Directed by Alan Rafkin