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Archive record / 7429

The Thing That Couldn't Die

1958 / Directed by Will Cowan / 69 minutes
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A psychically gifted young woman discovers a centuries-old crate buried on her aunt's ranch. Opening it, her family finds the living head of Gideon Drew, a 16th century devil worshiper who was beheaded by Sir Francis Drake.

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