The Spirit Is Willing
1967 film by William Castle
- July 1967 (1967-07)
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The Spirit Is Willing is a 1967 American horror comedy film directed by William Castle, written by Ben Starr, and starring Sid Caesar, Vera Miles, Barry Gordon, John McGiver, Cass Daley, Ricky Cordell and Mary Wickes. Based on The Visitors by Nathaniel Benchley, it was released in July 1967, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
Ben (Sid Caesar) and Kate Powell (Vera Miles) rent a haunted New England house by the sea. There, their son Steve (Barry Gordon) cops the blame for mayhem caused by the pranks of three mischievous ghosts. Soon after their arrival, a series of strange and increasingly destructive occurrences begin to happen. Not believing in poltergeists, the puzzled parents immediately suspect their son. The real perpetrators are a trio of angry ghosts who want the cabin all to themselves.
When the mortal family refuses to move, the ghostly trio (two women and a man) sink two boats belonging to the couples' wealthy uncle. Once again, the poor boy is blamed and this nearly drives him insane for he can see the ghosts. More trouble follows when one of the lady spirits falls in love with the uncle.
Cast
- Sid Caesar as Ben Powell
- Vera Miles as Kate Powell
- Barry Gordon as Steve Powell
- John McGiver as Uncle George
- Cass Daley as Felicity Twitchell
- Ricky Cordell as Miles Thorpe
- Mary Wickes as Gloria Tritt
- Jesse White as Fess Dorple
- Robert Donner as Ebenezer Twitchell
- Mickey Deems as Rabbit Warren
- Nestor Paiva as Felicity's Father
- Doodles Weaver as Booper Mellish
- Jay C. Flippen as Mother
- Jill Townsend as Jenny Pruitt / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems
- John Astin as Dr. Frieden
- William Castle as Mr. Hymer
- Byron Foulger as Drug Store Owner
- Harvey Lembeck as Captain Pederson
See also
References
- ^ "The Spirit Is Willing (1967) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2014). "The-Spirit-Is-Willing - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ "The Spirit Is Willing". Afi.com. 1966-12-31. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
External links
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Films directed by William Castle
- Black Marketing (1943 short)
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
- Klondike Kate (1943)
- The Whistler (1944)
- She's a Soldier Too (1944)
- When Strangers Marry (1944)
- The Mark of the Whistler (1945)
- Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
- Voice of the Whistler (1945)
- Just Before Dawn (1946)
- Mysterious Intruder (1946)
- The Return of Rusty (1946)
- The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1948)
- The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
- Undertow (1949)
- It's a Small World (1950)
- The Fat Man (1951)
- Hollywood Story (1951)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951)
- Serpent of the Nile (1953)
- Fort Ti (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- Slaves of Babylon (1953)
- Charge of the Lancers (1954)
- The Battle of Rogue River (1954)
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
- The Iron Glove (1954)
- Drums of Tahiti (1954)
- The Saracen Blade (1954)
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
- Masterson of Kansas (1954)
- The Americano (1955)
- New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
- The Gun That Won the West (1955)
- Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
- The Houston Story (1956)
- Uranium Boom (1956)
- Macabre (1958)
- House on Haunted Hill (1959)
- The Tingler (1959)
- 13 Ghosts (1960)
- Homicidal (1961)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Zotz! (1962)
- 13 Frightened Girls (1963)
- The Old Dark House (1963)
- Strait-Jacket (1964)
- The Night Walker (1964)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
- The Busy Body (1967)
- The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
- Project X (1968)
- Shanks (1974)
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