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55% Critic Match
The Spirit Is Willing
“Kiss-Hungry Girl Ghosts Looking for a Live Lover in a Haunted House of Mayhem.”
5.5 / 10• 1967• 1h 40m•NR• English
ComedyHorror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sid Caesar
Ben Powell
Lead
Vera Miles
Kate Powell
Barry Gordon
Steve Powell
John McGiver
Uncle George
Cass Daley
Felicity Twitchell
RC
Ricky Cordell
Miles Thorpe
Mary Wickes
Gloria Tritt
Jesse White
Fess Dorple
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Castle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Spirit Is Willing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
