"The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" - 1966

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.

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is a 1966 American comedy mystery film starring Don Knotts. It was a box office success, paving the way for a string of other Knotts-fronted comedy films.