The Screaming Skull

August. 25,1958      NR
Rating:
3.9
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Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange things including a mysterious skull, which may or may not be a product of her imagination.

John Hudson as  Eric Whitlock
Peggy Webber as  Jenni Whitlock
Russ Conway as  Reverend Edward Snow
Alex Nicol as  Mickey

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Reviews

Micransix
1958/08/25

Crappy film

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Pacionsbo
1958/08/26

Absolutely Fantastic

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AshUnow
1958/08/27

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Aubrey Hackett
1958/08/28

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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