A Warning to the Curious (1972)

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A Warning To The Curious concerns the three ancient crowns of Norfolk, each one said to guard the shores of Norfolk and England from invasion. Two crowns have been lost - one was dug up, removed from the county and melted down in 1687 and another into the encroaching sea - but until now, there have… More A Warning To The Curious concerns the three ancient crowns of Norfolk, each one said to guard the shores of Norfolk and England from invasion. Two crowns have been lost - one was dug up, removed from the county and melted down in 1687 and another into the encroaching sea - but until now, there have only been rumours surrounding the location of this last crown. However, when Paxton (Peter Vaughn), an amateur archeologist from London, arrives at the train station in Seaburgh for a short holiday, the suspicions of the locals are aroused when he begins enquiring about William Ager, the last known guardian of the third crown, now dead some number of years. Paxton disregards both the objections of the local community and the myths surrounding the crown but before long, he hears the wheezing of a spirit close behind him and the closer he gets to his prize, the closer the guardian approaches...