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The Spirit Is Willing

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

1967★ 5.5 · 231h 40mComedyHorror

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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Cast

Vera Miles
as Kate Powell

John Astin
as Dr. Frieden

Mary Wickes
as Gloria Tritt

Jay C. Flippen
as Mother

Robert Donner
as Ebenezer Twitchell

John McGiver
as Uncle George

Nestor Paiva
as Felicity's Father

Byron Foulger
as Drug Store Owner

Barry Gordon
as Steve Powell

Jesse White
as Fess Dorple

Sid Caesar
as Ben Powell

William Castle
as Mr. Hymer

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Release date: 1967-07-07

Runtime: 1h 40m

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ComedyHorror

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