The Spirit Is Willing

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The Spirit Is Willing

"Kiss-Hungry Girl Ghosts Looking for a Live Lover in a Haunted House of Mayhem."

1967

1h 40m

5.5(23 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Overview

When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Sid Caesar

Ben Powell

Vera Miles

Kate Powell

Barry Gordon

Steve Powell

John McGiver

Uncle George

Cass Daley

Felicity Twitchell

Ricky Cordell

Miles Thorpe

Mary Wickes

Gloria Tritt

Jesse White

Fess Dorple

Robert Donner

Ebenezer Twitchell

Nestor Paiva

Felicity's Father

Creative team

Directed by: William Castle
Written by: Ben Starr
Produced by: William Castle

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