Ghost Story

Dec 18, 1981

1h 50m

★ 6.1

The Time Has Come to Tell the Tale

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Ghost Story Trailers

Cast

Ricky Hawthorne

Fred Astaire

Dr. John Jaffrey

Melvyn Douglas

Edward Charles Wanderley

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Sears James

John Houseman

Don Wanderley / David Wanderley

Craig Wasson

Stella Hawthorne

Patricia Neal

Eva Galli / Alma Mobley

Alice Krige

Milly

Jacqueline Brookes

Gregory Bates

Miguel Fernandes

Fenny Bates

Lance Holcomb

Young John Jaffrey

Mark Chamberlin

Young Ricky Hawthorne

Tim Choate

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