The Spirit Is Willing 57 years old

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

The Spirit Is Willing

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.

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The Spirit Is Willing Cast

Name Character
Jay C. Flippen He was 68, 71 years old when he died as Mother
John Astin He was 37, now 94 years old as Dr. Frieden
Harvey Lembeck He was 44, 58 years old when he died as Capt. Pederson
Jill Townsend She was 22, now 79 years old as Jenny / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems
Vera Miles She was 36, now 94 years old as Kate Powell
Cass Daley She was 51, 59 years old when she died as Felicity Twitchell
Nestor Paiva He was 62, 61 years old when he died as Felicity's Father
Jesse White He was 50, 80 years old when he died as Fess Dorple
Barry Gordon He was 18, now 75 years old as Steve Powell
Mary Wickes She was 57, 85 years old when she died as Gloria Tritt
Ricky Cordell as Miles Thorpe
John McGiver He was 53, 61 years old when he died as Uncle George
Doodles Weaver He was 56, 71 years old when he died as Booper Mellish
Sid Caesar He was 44, 91 years old when he died as Ben Powell
Robert Donner He was 36, 75 years old when he died as Ebenezer Twitchell

The Spirit Is Willing Crew

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The Spirit Is Willing (57 years)

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

  • Release day: Friday, July 07, 1967
  • Runtime: 100 minutes