Comedy

Fantasy

Family

Blackbeard's Ghost

Walt Disney Productions

United States of America

English

Français

Peter Ustinov

Dean Jones

Suzanne Pleshette

Elsa Lanchester

Richard Deacon

Joby Baker

Elliott Reid

Norman Grabowski

Kelly Thordsen

Michael Conrad

Herbie Faye

George Murdock

Hank Jones

Ned Glass

Gil Lamb

Alan Carney

Ted Markland

Lou Nova

Charlie Brill

Herb Vigran

William Fawcett

Betty Bronson

Elsie Baker

Kathryn Minner

Leon Alton

Phil Arnold

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Richard Collier

Gertrude Flynn

Byron Foulger

Paul Genge

Harry Harvey

Jimmie Horan

Bing Russell

Jeffrey Sayre

Sara Taft

Rudy Germane

Robert Stevenson

Robert F. Brunner

Ben Stahl

Arthur J. Vitarelli

Bill Walsh

Don DaGradi

Robert O. Cook

Dick Warlock

Eustace Lycett

Robert A. Mattey

Edward Colman

John B. Mansbridge

La Rue Matheron

Hal Gausman

Gordon Hubbard

Emile Kuri

Bill Thomas

Robert Stafford

Carroll Clark

Is this good or bad? I'm genuinely not even sure, but it's hard to doubt that it does suitably entertain.

It constantly hops between cringe/chucklesome and overacted/finely acted. The plot is mindless and impossible to take seriously, though the shenanigans that occur are mostly amusing. It would be a lot worse off without the likeable leads, that's for certain.

Peter Ustinov brings fun as Blackbeard, sometimes his acting is a little too over the top for my personal liking but he has more funny moments than lame ones. He and Dean Jones (Steve) join up well enough, as does Jones with Suzanne Pleshette (Jo Anne) - as already seen two years prior in <em>'The Ugly Dachshund'</em>.

Not what I had expected, I come away probably wanting something different from <em>'Blackbeard's Ghost'</em>. However, there is humour in there that's just about enjoyable.

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Dean Jones ("Steve Walker") arrives at Godolphin College to take charge of their pretty shocking track team. They put him up at "Blackbeard's Inn" where he encounters the Daughters of The Buccaneers - allegedly descendants of "Blackbeard" and his crew. Their inn is about to be torn down and replaced by a casino by an unscrupulous gangster so the ladies have an auction to try to raise the funds they need to stop this development. "Walker" ends up in possession of an antique bedpan that contains a parchment with a spell that he, rather stupidly as it turns out, reads aloud.... enter the ghost of "Blackbeard" (Peter Ustinov) who is cursed to remain in limbo until he does something nice for someone - the gauntlet has been laid down... This is a fun fantasy adventure; Ustinov is great as the mischievous and recalcitrant ghost having quite a good time with all the people and mod cons of 1960s America - especially as only Jones can see him. It's a bit slapstick at times, and pretty uncomplicated - so don't expect your grey matter to be unduly taxed; it's just best to let the talent wash over you and smile occasionally at the really pretty basic, but acceptable, SFX.

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Peter Ustinov

Dean Jones

Suzanne Pleshette

Elsa Lanchester

Richard Deacon

Joby Baker

Elliott Reid

Norman Grabowski

Kelly Thordsen

Michael Conrad

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