The Headless Ghost
1959 · 62 min · ★ 3.4 · Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their parts to help him find it.
Directed by Peter Graham Scott · Written by Aben Kandel
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Cast
- R Richard Lyon Bill
- L Liliane Sottane Ingrid Joervets
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Jack Allen The Live Earl of Ambrose -
Clive Revill The Ghost of the Fourth Earl of Ambrose -
John Stacy Parker -
Carl Bernard Sergeant Grayson - A Alexander Archdale The Ghost of Sir Randolph
- D David Rose Ronnie
- J Josephine Blake Dancer
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Donald Bisset Guide - M Mary Barclay Lady Ambrose (Uncredited)
- T Trevor Barnett Strongman (Uncredited)
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