The Spirit Is Willing
Cast & Crew
William Castle
Sid Caesar
Vera Miles
Barry Gordon
John Mcgiver
Cass Daley
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Synopsis
Ben Powell, his wife Kate, and their teenaged son Steve rent a New England seaside house for their summer vacation. Unknown to them, the house has been haunted ever since the day, 100 years before, that Felicity Twitchell accidentally met her death while axing her unfaithful bridegroom Ebenezer and their servant girl Jenny. The three ghosts, infuriated that their private domain is being invaded, go on a spree of destruction, for which young Steve is blamed. Although the spirits eventually materialize before Steve, his parents and his millionaire Uncle George persist in believing that he is a troublemaker. The situation becomes desperate when the ghosts sink Uncle George's yacht and Steve once more is held responsible. Frantic, he seeks the aid of two local sisters, Priscilla and Carol, direct descendants of Jenny, who advise him to bribe the ghosts with gifts. After the unearthly trio has sunk a second yacht belonging to Uncle George, Steve purchases cosmetics and lingerie for Felicity and Jenny, an act which prompts his uncle to call in a psychiatrist, Dr. Frieden. Priscilla then suggests that Steve give a costume party so that the ghosts may materialize in their 19th-century clothes. The party, however, turns into a shambles when Felicity becomes so enamored of Uncle George that she pushes him off a cliff in order to make him her ghost-husband. Finally, as one of Uncle George's yachts rises miraculously from the depths and Dr. Frieden races off to seek the aid of a psychiatrist himself, the Powells decide to leave their summer home. And the old Twitchell place is left to the spirits of Ebenezer and Jenny: the ghosts of Felicity and Uncle George are sitting in the rumble seat of the Powell car as it heads back to the city.
Director
William Castle
Cast
Sid Caesar
Vera Miles
Barry Gordon
John Mcgiver
Cass Daley
Ricky Cordell
Mary Wickes
Jesse White
Harvey Lembeck
Robert Donner
Nestor Paiva
Mickey Deems
Doodles Weaver
Jay C. Flippen
Jill Townsend
John Astin
Crew
Robert R. Benton
Edwin H. Bryant
Frank Caffey
William Castle
William Castle
Farciot Edouart
Don Greenwood
Charles Grenzbach
Garry Harris
Dona Holloway
Paul K. Lerpae
Nellie Manley
Daniel J. Mccauley
Vic Mizzy
Hal Pereira
Ben Starr
Hal Stine
Walter Tyler
Lee Vasque
Monte Westmore
Wally Westmore
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Notes
Copyright length: 100 min. Location scenes filmed at Fort Bragg, California.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1967
Released in United States 1967
