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The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) 7.1
Luther Heggs aspires to being a reporter for his small town newspaper, the Rachel Courier Express. He gets his big break when the editor asks him to spend the night at the Simmons mansion ... See full summary » Director:Alan Rafkin |
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Cast
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| Don Knotts | ... |
Luther Heggs
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| Joan Staley | ... |
Alma Parker
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Liam Redmond | ... |
Kelsey
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| Dick Sargent | ... |
George Beckett
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Skip Homeier | ... |
Ollie Weaver
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| Reta Shaw | ... |
Mrs. Halcyon Maxwell
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| Lurene Tuttle | ... |
Mrs. Natalie Miller
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| Philip Ober | ... |
Nicholas Simmons
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Harry Hickox | ... |
Police Chief Art Fuller
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Lawyer Whitlow
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Jesslyn Fax | ... |
Mrs. Hutchinson
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Nydia Westman | ... |
Mrs. Cobb
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George Chandler | ... |
Judge Harley Nast
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Robert Cornthwaite | ... |
Lawyer Springer
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Jim Begg | ... |
Deputy Herkie
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Luther Heggs aspires to being a reporter for his small town newspaper, the Rachel Courier Express. He gets his big break when the editor asks him to spend the night at the Simmons mansion that, 20 years before, was the site of a now famous murder-suicide. The case has aroused local interest not only because of the anniversary but due to the fact that the family heir, Nick Simmons, has returned to Rachel aiming to tear the mansion down. Luther's account of his wild, ghost-ridden night in the house leads Simmons to sue for libel, but with the aid of his friend Kelsey they determines what exactly happened that night long ago and the identity of the real killer. Written by garykmcd
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He's in the middle of a mystery. Without a clue. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 January 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
7 giorni di fifa See more »Filming Locations:
Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USABox Office
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$700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Luther Heggs: Well don't panic! DON'T PANIC!
Suzanna Blush: Oh Luther! Luther! It was terrible! He was walking along the streen when: BANG! Right on the head!
[points to 2x4]
Suzanna Blush: With that!
Luther Heggs: Well did you see who did it?
Suzanna Blush: No, it was just: BANG! Right on the head! With that!
Luther Heggs: Well I'll just get a picture of it. Lets see... f32... and it's dark, it's been rainin'... and uh... Oh for heaven's sake STAND BACK Suzanna! Stand back! Get out of the way! And for heaven's sake don't TOUCH ...
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This film inspired a short-lived craze for yelling out "Attaboy, (name)" during speeches and other situations. This came from a running gag used in this film. See more »Goofs
The sandwich that "jell-o" man is finishing in the diner switches hands just as Luther tells Alma of the dead whale that washed up on the beach in San Francisco. See more »Quotes
Suzanna Blush: It's Calver Weems! He's DEAD! He's been MURDERED!Luther Heggs: Well don't panic! DON'T PANIC!
Suzanna Blush: Oh Luther! Luther! It was terrible! He was walking along the streen when: BANG! Right on the head!
[points to 2x4]
Suzanna Blush: With that!
Luther Heggs: Well did you see who did it?
Suzanna Blush: No, it was just: BANG! Right on the head! With that!
Luther Heggs: Well I'll just get a picture of it. Lets see... f32... and it's dark, it's been rainin'... and uh... Oh for heaven's sake STAND BACK Suzanna! Stand back! Get out of the way! And for heaven's sake don't TOUCH ...
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This was Don Knotts' first movie vehicle after he left "Andy Griffith". His character, Luther Heggs, is simply Barney Fife transplanted from Mayberry, North Carolina to Laurel, Kansas. The same gentle but slightly quirky small town residents and Heggs/Fife bumbling along and solving one of the town's mysteries. Knotts even wears the same salt and pepper suit with white fedora that he wore on "Andy Griffith".
This is still a fun movie to watch though. Knotts does his "nervous man" schtick all the way through. His stage-fright speech at the town picnic is great ("let me clarify this")and there are two recurring joke lines, "and they used Bon Ami!" and "atta boy, Luther" which keep being said and which will crack you up every time.