Ghost Story

Ghost Story

110 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Dec. 18, 1981

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

Ghost Story

110 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Dec. 18, 1981

Ghost Story
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Ghost Story
Directors Dean Lyras, Sonny P. Filippini, John Irvin, Dan Kolsrud
Writers Peter Straub, Lawrence D. Cohen

Cast

Fred Astaire

as Ricky Hawthorne

Melvyn Douglas

as Dr. John Jaffrey

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Edward Charles Wanderley

John Houseman

as Sears James

Craig Wasson

as Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Patricia Neal

as Stella Hawthorne

Alice Krige

as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Miguel Fernandes

as Gregory Bates

Lance Holcomb

as Fenny Bates

Mark Chamberlin

as Young John Jaffrey

Tim Choate

as Young Ricky Hawthorne

Kurt Johnson

as Young Edward Wanderley

Ken Olin

as Young Sears James

Brad Sullivan

as Sheriff Hardesty

Michael O'Neill

as Churchill

Guy Boyd

as Omar Norris

Robert Burr

as Principal

Helena Carroll

as Mrs. Meredith

Robin Curtis

as Rea Dedham

Breon Gorman

as Nettie Dedham

James Greene

as Mailman

Ruth Hunt

as Florence

Deborah Offner

as Helen

Virginia Bingham

as Sears' Mother

William F. Conway

as Sears' Father

Russell R. Bletzer

as Reverend Wilkinson

Alfred Curven

as Man in Coffin

Edward F. Dillon

as Judge

Alvin W. Fretz

as Coroner

Hugh Hires

as Student Solt

Raymond J. Quinn

as Ricky's Father

Barbara von Zastrow

as Ricky's Mother

Betty Low

as Irmengard

Mason Cardiff

as Schoolboy

Gale Grindle

as Student