The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
Film details
View on IMDb ↗CastEduard Franz, Valerie French, Grant Richards, Henry Daniell, Lumsden Hare, Frank Gerstle, Paul Wexler, Howard Wendell, Paul Cavanagh
Review
"THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE is a real cheapie with soundstage-bound sets (the whole show takes place in two different darkly lit houses), but a moody, creepy little thriller at that. Somewhat resembling a 1950s William Castle effort (especially a sequence with four floating skulls) veteran workman director Edward L. Cahn is able to cram enough thrills into 70 minutes, and the cast does a decent job with the material. Wrinkly Daniell makes a really creepy villain, and as a witch doctor, is able to perform some nasty things (the head shrinking is pretty graphic for the time) in his dungeon-like basement." - George R. Reis, DVD Drive-In
Ranking history
The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
EDITIONS IN TOP 1,0000
HIGHEST#2,1482020
LOWEST#2,8802026
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