Walt Disney movies are well documented for their heart warming and funny stories, but ‘Blackbeard’s Ghost’ really is a hilarious triumph for both the Disney name, and Peter Ustinov who delivered a cracking performance as Blackbeard the Pirate.

The ghost of Black Beard returns to modern day times having been cursed by his last wife, who happened to be a powerful witch. When he serves her up to the authorities, she is sentenced to hanging and leaves him with one final gift - a curse. Only will the ghost be able to rest once he has committed one act of human kindness - which may not be so easy for an infamous and riotous pirate to achieve.

Ok, so there are moments where the suspension wire is visible, and Captain Black Beard looks like a puppet on string - but the performance he delivers is far from wooden, and the gag reel moments are barely noticeable amongst the fun and excitement the film offers in abundance.

Blackbeard’s Ghost 1968 103 mins approx.

Blackbeard’s Ghost Disney film on DVD

In The Gnome-Mobile Walter Brennan plays D.J. Mulrooney, the head of a large timber corporation who is looking after his grandchildren (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber who also starred together in Mary Poppins) for the summer. Whilst enjoying a picnic in the forest one of the children goes exploring and finds a young gnome named Jasper. He is keen to find a mate but fears that he and his grandfather are the last of their kind. The children and their grandfather set off in his Rolls Royce (’The Gnomemobile’) in search of a bride for Jasper. Their search soon develops into a wild chase and an escape from an asylum (well, wouldn’t you be a bit worried about someone claiming to be helping some gnomes?!) when an enterprising showman discovers the gnomes and quickly masterminds a kidnapping plot!

The Gnome Mobile (1967) 81 mins approx.

Disney’s Gnome-Mobile DVD