The Thing That Couldn't Die
The Thing That Couldn't Die is a 1958 film about a psychically gifted young woman who discovers a centuries-old crate buried on her aunt's ranch. Opening it, her family discovers the living head of Gideon Drew, a 16th century devil worshiper who was beheaded by Sir Francis Drake.
- Directed by Will Cowan. Written by David Duncan.
The grave can't hold it ...nothing human can stop it! (taglines)
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Gordon Hawthorne
[edit]- [explaining why the branch fell on Linda] It must have been an evil wind!
Jessica Burns
[edit]- You're all horrible! I hope you all die!
Flavia McIntyre
[edit]- Well, there's nothing evil about digging a hole.
Dialogue
[edit]- Gordon Hawthorne: I have a geologist friend who'd be happy to look at a new well for you. He wouldn't charge much.
- Flavia McIntyre: But Jessica doesn't charge anything.
- Gordon Hawthorne: People always pay for superstition.
- Gordon Hawthorne: You're not the same girl you were yesterday.
- Jessica Burns: Yesterday I was trying to do what was right, I was afraid, but I'm not afraid anymore.
- Jessica Burns: Don't dig here! Please don't. There's something evil down there.
- Hank Huston: Maybe it's gold, the root of all evil. Come on, start digging!
- Gordon Hawthorne: If ye valuest thy immortal soul, open not this accursed chest, for within it lieth... lieth...
- Flavia McIntyre: Well, go on, go on! What lie'th within it?
Taglines
[edit]- THE MOST TERRIFYING MONSTER EVER!
- The grave can't hold it ...nothing human can stop it!
- It rose from the crypt to slake its monstrous thirst for beauty ... and the power to rule the earth!
Cast
[edit]- William Reynolds — Gordon Hawthorne
- Carolyn Kearney — Jessica Burns
- Robin Hughes — Gideon Drew
- Andra Martin — Linda Madison
- Jeffrey Stone — Hank Huston
- Peggy Converse — Flavia McIntyre
- James Anderson — Boyd Abercrombie
- Charles Horvath — Mike
- Forrest Lewis — Julian Ash
