The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Alan Rafkin
Written by: Everett Greenbaum & James Fritzell
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Tagline: G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!
Cast:
Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Luther Heggs 
Joan Staley
Joan Staley
Alma Parker 
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Kelsey 
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
George Beckett 
Skip Homeier
Skip Homeier
Ollie Weaver 
Reta Shaw
Reta Shaw
Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell