Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their bit to help him find it.Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their bit to help him find it.Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their bit to help him find it.
Donald Bisset
- Guide
- (as Donald Bissett)
Mary Barclay
- Lady Ambrose
- (uncredited)
Trevor Barnett
- Strongman
- (uncredited)
Patrick Connor
- Constable
- (uncredited)
Janina Faye
- Veronica
- (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty
- Medieval Ghost
- (uncredited)
Angela Kay
- Medieval Ghost
- (uncredited)
Fred Machon
- Medieval Ghost
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was made specifically as the second feature for an American double bill with Horrors of the Black Museum (1959).
- GoofsThe Headless Ghost's body is obviously played by a dwarf in a costume extended to average size. The arm length and position give this away.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits feature a cartoon headless ghost running about the screen chasing its head.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Headless Ghost (1969)
Featured review
I was impressed at the good grace with which the Earl of Ambrose (Jack Allen) took the impertinence shown by a brash young American visitor in suggesting that claims of the castle being haunted were just 'mularkey' cooked up to draw in the punters; especially as the little oaf doesn't even inquire if he's ever actually seen any ghosts himself.
Despite the whimsical title sequence, the racy exotic dance by Josephine Blake that accompanies the ghostly banquet and a fairly gruesome moment involving a snake (plus the fact that on its original release Anglo-Amalgamated paired this film with the incredibly nasty 'Horrors of the Black Museum', also scored by Gerard Schurmann) belied my initial expectation that this would be a children's film.
The rather grand castle set looks as if it was left over from an earlier production, and the torches in wall mounts left burning overnight would probably even in 1959 have been in breach of fire regulations.
Despite the whimsical title sequence, the racy exotic dance by Josephine Blake that accompanies the ghostly banquet and a fairly gruesome moment involving a snake (plus the fact that on its original release Anglo-Amalgamated paired this film with the incredibly nasty 'Horrors of the Black Museum', also scored by Gerard Schurmann) belied my initial expectation that this would be a children's film.
The rather grand castle set looks as if it was left over from an earlier production, and the torches in wall mounts left burning overnight would probably even in 1959 have been in breach of fire regulations.
- richardchatten
- Sep 16, 2019
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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