The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Edward L. Cahn

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton (writer)

Release Date:

13 November 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Plot:

Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother's funeral, is shocked to find the head of the deceased is missing...

Plot Keywords:

Skull | Funeral | Curse | Decapitation | Shrunken Head

Cast

Henry Daniell	...	Dr. Emil Zurich
Valerie French	...	Alison Drake
Grant Richards	...	Lt. Jeff Rowan
Eduard Franz	...	Jonathan Drake
Lumsden Hare	...	Rogers
Frank Gerstle	...	Lee Coulter
Paul Wexler	...	Zutai
Howard Wendell	...	Dr. George Bradford
Paul Cavanagh	...	Kenneth Drake

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #19224) | USA:Unrated (video & dvd release) | Sweden:(Banned) (1959)

Company:

Robert E. Kent Productions

Trivia:

The last film of Paul Cavanagh.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the family and the detective are gathered around the coffin, smoke is seen drifting into the shot behind the right shoulder of the family doctor. Nobody was smoking in the scene.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake" (1995)

A forgotten gem!

I remember seeing this film on the old "Chiller Theatre" TV show

back in the early 60's (NYC), and it scared the ---- out of me!

Actor Franz is EXCELLENT in this film, and Paul Cavenaugh (who plays Drake's brother) is best remembered for his appearances in Sherlock Holmes films (most notably, "Scarlet Claw").

Plus, if you think about it, it's the only film i can recall that has to do with shrunken heads!

Definitely a MUST-SEE! Norm