The Spirit Is Willing

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Movie Info

Three ghosts play pranks on a couple (Sid Caesar, Vera Miles) and their teenage son (Barry Gordon) renting a house in New England.
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    William Castle
  • Writer:
    Ben Starr
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Cast

Sid Caesar
as Ben Powell
Vera Miles
as Kate Powell
Barry J. 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
Nestor Paiva
as Felicity's Father
Doodles Weaver
as Booper Mellish
Jay C. Flippen
as `Mother'
Jill Townsend
as Jenny/Priscilla Weems/Carol Weems
John Astin
as Dr. Frieden
Harvey Lembeck
as Capt. Pederson
Mickey Deems
as Rabbit Warren
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  • Nov 14, 2010
    Silly but enjoyable haunted house comedy with the benefit of a excellent cast of veterans. Plays like a Disney film from the era of That Darn Cat, The Moonspinners, etc although it comes from low budget horror king William Castle.
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