The Spirit Is Willing (1967)A couple and their teenage son rent a haunted New England seaside house, and their summer vacation turns into a ghost-hunt. Director:William Castle |
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The Spirit Is Willing (1967)A couple and their teenage son rent a haunted New England seaside house, and their summer vacation turns into a ghost-hunt. Director:William Castle |
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| Sid Caesar | ... |
Ben Powell
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| Vera Miles | ... |
Kate Powell
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| Barry Gordon | ... |
Steve Powell
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| John McGiver | ... |
Uncle George
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Cass Daley | ... |
Felicity Twitchell
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Ricky Cordell | ... |
Miles Thorpe
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| Mary Wickes | ... |
Gloria Tritt
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Jesse White | ... |
Fess Dorple
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| Robert Donner | ... |
Ebenezer Twitchell
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Mickey Deems | ... |
Rabbit Warren
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Nestor Paiva | ... |
Felicity's Father
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| Doodles Weaver | ... |
Booper Mellish
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| Jay C. Flippen | ... |
Mother
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Jill Townsend | ... |
Jenny Pruitt /
Priscilla Weems /
Carol Weems
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| John Astin | ... |
Dr. Frieden
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When Ben and Kate Powell (Sid Caesar and Vera Miles) rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve (Barry Gordon) gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts. Another of 'exploitation king' William Castle's supernatural films, this one is studded with familiar character actors including Harvey Lembeck, Mary Wickes, John McGiver, Doodles Weaver, Jesse White and John ("Gomez Addams") Astin. Written by alfiehitchie
I was sure I'd imagined this movie until I found it here. I remember watching it on TV as kid and loving it. I imagine it doesn't hold up much nowadays, though.
The theme song will ring around in my head every now and then; it was an infectuous tune with a tinkly harpsichord. "The spirit is willing... Her kisses are chilling... "The spirit is willing... But the body is weak..."
I'd love to see it again.