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The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

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

Genres

Comedy

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

07 July 1967

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Ben Powell

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Kate Powell

Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon

Steve Powell

John McGiver

John McGiver

Uncle George

Cass Daley

Cass Daley

Felicity Twitchell

Ricky Cordell

Ricky Cordell

Miles Thorpe

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Gloria Tritt

Jesse White

Jesse White

Fess Dorple

Robert Donner

Robert Donner

Ebenezer Twitchell

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Felicity's Father

Doodles Weaver

Doodles Weaver

Booper Mellish

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Mother

Jill Townsend

Jill Townsend

Jenny / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems

John Astin

John Astin

Dr. Frieden

Harvey Lembeck

Harvey Lembeck

Capt. Pederson (uncredited)

William Castle

William Castle

Mr. Hymer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Drug Store Owner (uncredited)

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