Movie

Ghost Story

Released: December 18, 1981 (1981)

Runtime: 110 minutes

Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Fred Astaire as Ricky Hawthorne
Age at release: 82
Melvyn Douglas as Dr. John Jaffrey
Age at release: 80
John Houseman as Sears James
Age at release: 79
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Edward Charles Wanderley
Age at release: 72
Patricia Neal as Stella Hawthorne
Age at release: 55
Jacqueline Brookes as Milly
Age at release: 51
Craig Wasson as Don Wanderley / David Wanderley
Age at release: 27
Alice Krige as Eva Galli / Alma Mobley
Age at release: 27
Miguel Fernandes as Gregory Bates
Age at release: Unknown
Lance Holcomb as Fenny Bates
Age at release: Unknown

Show more cast

Robert Burr as Principal
Age at release: 59
James Greene as Mailman
Age at release: 55
Helena Carroll as Mrs. Meredith
Age at release: 53
Brad Sullivan as Sheriff Hardesty
Age at release: 50
Guy Boyd as Omar Norris
Age at release: 38
Michael O'Neill as Churchill
Age at release: 34
Kurt Johnson as Young Edward Wanderley
Age at release: 29
Tim Choate as Young Ricky Hawthorne
Age at release: 27
Ken Olin as Young Sears James
Age at release: 27
Breon Gorman as Nettie Dedham
Age at release: 27
Mark Chamberlin as Young John Jaffrey
Age at release: 26
Robin Curtis as Rea Dedham
Age at release: 25
Deborah Offner as Helen
Age at release: 22
Ruth Hunt as Florence
Age at release: Unknown
Virginia Bingham as Sears' Mother
Age at release: Unknown
William F. Conway as Sears' Father
Age at release: Unknown
Russell R. Bletzer as Reverend Wilkinson
Age at release: Unknown
Terrance Mario Carnes as Waiter
Age at release: Unknown
Alfred Curven as Man in Coffin
Age at release: Unknown
Edward F. Dillon as Judge
Age at release: Unknown