by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Blackbeard's Ghost was one of the first Disney productions released after Walt's death. Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to come to aid of his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester. The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Dean Jones evokes the spirit of Blackbeard to thwart the bad guys. The supporting cast ranges from Richard Deacon to Gil Lamb, while Peter Ellenshaw performs the visual effects with mattes, miniatures, and process screens.
characteristics
- Pirates
- Fantastic Reality
- Fish Out Of Water
- Piracy
- Island
- Rescue
- Swashbuckler
- Summon
- Spirit
- Ghost
- Gambler
- Book
- Apparition
- Buccaneer
- Criminal
