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Saturday, May 9, 2020

The Headless Ghost (1959)

Starring Richard Lyon, Liliane Sottane, David Rose, Clive Revill, Jack Allen
Directed by Peter Graham Scott
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)

A trio of exchange students visit a British castle reputed to be haunted, and by staying the night at the castle after everyone has left, they discover the ghosts are genuine.

A fun and charming light horror movie made by producer Herman Cohen in Britain as a co-feature to his more grisly Horrors Of The Black Museum, (per Wikipedia), I've always been fond of this film and it still holds up well with some limited but well done special effects.  The young trio of stars portray engaging characters, and are well supported by the more refined actors playing the ghosts, including Revill and Alexander Archdale.  The picture has a fine and memorable musical score by Gerard Schurmann, and best of all, it doesn't overstay its welcome, clocking in a just about an hour.

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