The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Movie / Show Details

Don Knotts stars in this 1966 Universal comedy-mystery as Luther Heggs, a timid newspaper typesetter who dreams of becoming a reporter. When he decides to investigate a local murder mystery, he spends a nerve-wracking night in the supposedly haunted Simmons mansion. Convinced he has witnessed a ghost, Luther writes an account that becomes front-page news and turns him into a local celebrity-until the mansion’s owner files a libel lawsuit against him. As a trial judge orders an investigation and no ghost materializes, Luther finds himself branded a fraud. He and his devoted girlfriend then work together to uncover the real truth behind the hauntings and identify the actual murderer.

This single-disc DVD release runs 90 minutes and carries a US Approved rating. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Andy Griffith, Everett Greenbaum, and James Fritzell, the film features Dick Sargent, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, and Skip Homeier alongside Knotts. The disc includes the theatrical trailer. Own this charming piece of mid-century comedy on physical media at a used price.