Käpt'n Blackbeards Spuk-Kaschemme (1968)

Käpt’n Blackbeards Spuk-Kaschemme: Directed by Robert Stevenson. With Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester. On the Carolina coast, Godolphin College’s new track coach lodges at Blackbeard’s Inn, run by the Daughters of the Buccaneers, who claim to be descendants of the notorious pirate, and who risk losing their hotel to the local mobster.

“Is this good or bad? Iu0026#39;m genuinely not even sure, but itu0026#39;s hard to doubt that it does suitably entertain.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt 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, thatu0026#39;s for certain.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePeter 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 u0026#39;The Ugly Dachshundu0026#39;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot what I had expected, I come away probably wanting something different from u0026#39;Blackbeardu0026#39;s Ghostu0026#39;. However, there is humour in there thatu0026#39;s just about enjoyable.”