Ghost and Mr. Chicken (Motion picture) Reluctant astronaut (Motion picture) Shakiest gun in the West (Motion picture) Love god? (Motion picture) How to frame a Figg (Motion picture) Ghost and Mister Chicken.
Notes:
Title from container. At head of title: Universal presents. The ghost and Mr. Chicken: Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent. The reluctant astronaut: Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman, Jeanette Nolan, Arthur O'Connell, Frank McGrath, Robert Pickering. The shakiest gun in the West: Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades. The love god?: Don Knotts, Anne Francis, Edmond O'Brien, James Gregory. How to frame a Figg: Don Knotts, Joe Flynn, Elaine Joyce, Edward Andrews, Yvonne Craig, Frank Welker. Originally released as motion pictures in 1966 (The ghost and Mr. Chicken), 1967 (The reluctant astronaut), 1968 (The shakiest gun in the West), 1969 (The love god?), and 1971 (How to frame a Figg).
Contents:
How to frame a Figg / a Universal picture ; screenplay by George Tibbles ; story by Edward J. Montagne and Don Knotts ; produced by Edward J. Montagne ; directed by Alan Rafkin (1 hr., 43 min.). The reluctant astronaut / a Universal picture ; written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum ; directed and produced by Edward J. Montagne (1 hr., 43 min.) -- The shakiest gun in the West / a Universal picture ; screenplay by Jim Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum ; based on the screenplay by Edmund Hartmann & Frank Tashlin ; produced by Edward J. Montagne ; directed by Alan Rafkin (1 hr., 41 min.) -- The love god? / a Universal picture ; written and directed by Nat Hiken ; produced by Edward J. Montagne (1 hr., 43 min.) -- How to frame a Figg / a Universal picture ; screenplay by George Tibbles ; story by Edward J. Montagne and Don Knotts ; produced by Edward J. Montagne ; directed by Alan Rafkin (1 hr., 43 min.).
Summary:
The ghost and Mr. Chicken: After deciding to solve a murder mystery, a timid typesetter spends a fright-filled night in a haunted house. The reluctant astronaut: A small-town carnival worker who is deathly afraid of heights suddenly finds himself working for NASA and getting mixed up in an experimental flight. The shakiest gun in the West: After leaving the comfort of the East to bring modern dentistry to the West, a timid Pennsylvania dentist finds himself involved in a series of shootouts. The love god?: After his bird-watching magazine is turned into a gentleman's magazine, a shy publisher becomes an unwitting playboy who must adapt to the swinging bachelor lifestyle. How to frame a Figg: After being assigned to operate an advanced computer that contains vital city information, Hollis Figg inadvertently uncovers facts that lead him to suspect government corruption.
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