Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Ghost and Mr. Chicken end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Name: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Genre: Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance
Released: 1966
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent, Skip Homeier

G-G-GUARANTEED! YOU'LL BE SCARED UNTIL YOU LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!

Directed by Alan Rafkin

Produced by Universal Pictures

196690 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted, slapstick-driven comedy about a small-town newspaper typesetter's misadventure in a haunted house, built on physical humor and earnest charm rather than genuine scares.

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.

Clusters

Fun Lighthearted Comedies Fun Adventures With Misfit Friends Quirky Feel-Good Comedies Goofy Comedy No Stakes Media and Communication Devices

Genres

Comedy Family Mystery Romance

Keywords

Newspaper Haunted House Organ Trial Slapstick Comedy Secret Door Courtroom Organ Music

Questions people ask

Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does The Ghost and Mr. Chicken end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Ghost and Mr. Chicken scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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