Blackbeard's Ghost

1h 46min

Comedy

Fantasy

Family

The eponymous wraith returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Emily Stowecroft. The villains want to kick Emily and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.

Cast

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Captain Blackbeard
Dean Jones

Dean Jones

Steve Walker
Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Jo Anne Baker
Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Emily Stowecroft
Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Dean Wheaton
Joby Baker

Joby Baker

Silky Seymour
Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

TV Commentator
Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Motorcycle Officer
Michael Conrad

Michael Conrad

Pinetop Purvis
Herbie Faye

Herbie Faye

Croupier
George Murdock

George Murdock

Head Official
Hank Jones

Hank Jones

Gudger Larkin
Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Teller
Gil Lamb

Gil Lamb

Waiter
Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Bartender
Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Danny Oly
William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Mr. Ainsworth
Elsie Baker

Elsie Baker

Old Lady
Leon Alton

Leon Alton

Auction Guest
Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold

Popcorn Vendor
Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Ticket Seller
Gertrude Flynn

Gertrude Flynn

Mrs. Starkey
Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Mr. Harrison
Paul Genge

Paul Genge

Casino Manager
Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Mr. Finch
Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Second Track Meet Official
Sara Taft

Sara Taft

Old Woman
Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

Croupier (uncredited)

Release date

8th Feb 1968

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français