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.
Acting
Ustinov devours scenery as the invisible, drunk ghost pirate.
Practical Effects
Charming 1968 ghost effects—wire work and empty jackets.
Costume
Blackbeard's absurdly fluffy beard and buccaneer bling.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Peter Ustinov
Captain Blackbeard
Dean Jones
Steve Walker
Suzanne Pleshette
Jo Anne Baker
Elsa Lanchester
Emily Stowecroft
Richard Deacon
Dean Wheaton
Joby Baker
Silky Seymour
Elliott Reid
TV Commentator
Norman Grabowski
Virgil
Kelly Thordsen
Motorcycle Officer
Michael Conrad
Pinetop Purvis
Herbie Faye
Croupier
George Murdock
Head Official
Hank Jones
Gudger Larkin
Ned Glass
Teller
Gil Lamb
Waiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Ustinov based Blackbeard's voice on Robert Newton's iconic 1950 portrayal, creating a self-referential pirate performance layer cake.
This was one of Disney's last live-action 'gimmick comedies' before the studio pivoted to more ambitious 1970s fare; it represents peak 'Dean Jones gets harassed by supernatural forces' cinema.
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