Buy tickets for Mutiny!

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

  • Rated G
  • 1hr 30m

Find Movie Theaters & Showtimes

for
near
in

We didn't find this title in your area

Browse Local Theaters

Videos & Photos

  • Trailer 1

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Alan Rafkin

Producer:

Edward J. Montagne

Release Date:

Jan 20, 1966

Runtime:

1hr 30m

Synopsis

A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.

Cast

  • Don Knotts
  • Joan Staley
  • Liam Redmond
  • Dick Sargent
  • Skip Homeier
  • Reta Shaw
  • Lurene Tuttle
  • Philip Ober
  • Harry Hickox
  • Charles Lane

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.4
11.8K
5.1K
3.1K
RATINGS 83 FANS
3.4
  • Oct 15, 2018

    Cozy, spoopy, and above all else—charming. Perfect dreary, lazy day/afternoon off before work starts tomorrow kinda movie that also works as an excellent background movie during October.

    148 Likes
    Ian West
    Ian West
    Oct 13, 2025

    An aspiring reporter (Don Knotts) is struggling to solve a murder mystery. He takes a job to stay at a haunted house to score points with his boss, even though he’s literally terrified of everything.   I think you know what you’re getting into if you watch this—and Knotts…

    103 Likes
    David Whitman
    David Whitman
    Nov 15, 2024

    "I didn't know you knew karate." "Yeah, I've been studying it by mail for years." Don Knotts' first filmic foray after The Andy Griffith Show kept a lot of the staff behind the camera, (even Andy Griffith, who reportedly contributed the "attaboy Luther" gag.) Griffith…

    97 Likes
    Jack Often
    Jack Often
  •
    Feb 1, 2020

    "Atta boy, Luther!" This is one of my dad's favorite movies.

    84 Likes
    Luke Williams
    Luke Williams

    "ATTABOY, LUTHER!"

    72 Likes
    Meredith 🌼
    Meredith 🌼
    Jun 11, 2026

    For fifteen minutes, Don Knotts runs around a spooky house filled with cobwebs, making faces. This was the best entertainment kids had in 1966.

    67 Likes
    Justin Decloux
    Justin Decloux
  •
    Sep 27, 2019

    there were zero ghosts and zero chickens

    57 Likes
    eely
    eely
    Mar 14, 2021

    " That's right, karate... made my whole body a weapon"

    55 Likes
    Lou Walton
    Lou Walton
    Jun 15, 2026

    LUTHER HEGGS (Clint Eastwood, 2026).

    50 Likes
    Will Sloan
    Will Sloan
See All Reviews on Letterboxd.com

Queue Community Reviews

89%
Community 99
❤️ LOVE
38%
👍 LIKE
51%
😐 MEH
6%
👎 DISLIKE
4%
Top Reviews
  • Big E
    Big E loved
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    Still one of my guilty pleasures. Don Knotts had such a unique and subtle slapstick type of humor that always cracks me up.

    2Y
    arymer627
    arymer627 liked
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    i watched this a lot as a kid. idk why

    1Y
    Jordan
    Jordan liked
    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    Don Knotts is a national treasure.

    7M
View More Popular The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Reviews on Queue

Atom Users Reviews

No one has posted a user review yet.

Metacritic

tbd
metacritic
There are no critic reviews yet
tbd

USER SCORE (0)

There are no user reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as G (General Audiences), so all ages are admitted.
How long is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)?
The movie is 1hr 30min long.
What's The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) about?
A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a fright-filled night in a haunted house.
Who's the cast of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)?
  • 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
Who's the director behind The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)?
Alan Rafkin directed The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966).
Who produced The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)?
Edward J. Montagne produced The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966).