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The Thing That Couldn't Die
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The Thing That Couldn't Die

1958-05-17 · 69 min · ★ 5.1

Horror

A 400 year old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body.

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Directors
Will Cowan
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

William ReynoldsWilliam ReynoldsGordon Hawthorne
Carolyn KearneyCarolyn KearneyJessica Burns
Jeffrey StoneJeffrey StoneHank Huston
Andra MartinAndra MartinLinda Madison
Peggy ConversePeggy ConverseFlavia McIntyre
Robin HughesRobin HughesGideon Drew
Charles HorvathCharles HorvathMike
James AndersonJames AndersonBoyd Abercrombie
Forrest LewisForrest LewisJulian Ash
Thomas Browne HenryThomas Browne HenryGalleon Capt. Fletcher (uncredited)
Phil HarveyPhil HarveyTrooper Kennedy (uncredited)
Stuart WadeTrooper Swanson (uncredited)
George AlexanderGuard (uncredited)

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