Blackbeard's Ghost

About Blackbeard's Ghost

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.

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) is a comedy fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson. Its themes are gambling, pirate, new england, and coach.

Peter Ustinov takes the lead as Captain Blackbeard, Dean Jones as Steve Walker, Suzanne Pleshette as Jo Anne Baker, and Elsa Lanchester as Emily Stowecroft. It runs 106 minutes and was released in February 1968.

The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi. American members can watch it on Disney Plus.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban make useful companions to Blackbeard's Ghost, all filed under ghost and witch. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 168 votes and it carries a G rating.