95 The Lady and the Monster ( 1944 )

This  is  real  B-movie  fare  , a  mash-up  of  body  horror science  fiction  and  crime  caper  and  not  convincing  as  either.

Sinister  Dr  Mueller  ( Erich  von  Stroheim )  has  designs  on  his  young  ward  Janice  Farrell  and  seeks  to  distract  his   hunky assistant  Dr  Cory   ( Richard  Arlen )  from  her  by  involving  him  in  experiments  to  keep  the  brain  alive  after  death. When  a  nearby  plane  crash  delivers  a  dying  man  to  his  lab,  Mueller  and  Cory  keep  the  brain  alive . However  it  belongs  to  a  murderous  crook  and  exerts  a  telepathic  hold  on  Cory  compelling  him  to  continue  his  plans.

Vera  Ralston  ( as  Janice )

Sex : Looks  great  in  a  very  tight  dress

Death : Survives

Vera's  original  surname  was  Hruba . She  was  born  in  Prague  and  became  an  international  figure  skater, competing  in  the  Munich  Olympics  where  she  claimed  to  have  met  and  insulted  Hitler. She  moved  to  the US  and  began  a  film  career   although  her  range  was  limited  by  her  accent.  In  1952  she  married  studio  head  Herbert  Yates  40  years  her  senior  and  inherited  his  estate  14  years  later  by  which  time  she'd  already  retired.  She  died  of  cancer  in  2003  aged  83.

Helen  Vinson  ( as  Chloe  Donovan )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

Helen's  original  surname  was  Ruffs. She  was  coming  to  the  end  of  a  career  mostly  spent  playing  gangster's  molls  and  other  loose  women. She  had  been  married  to  tennis  legend  Fred  Perry  for  five  years. She  died  in  1999  aged  92.

Juanita  Quigley  ( as  Mary  Lou )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

Despite  being  in  her  early  teens,  Juanita  was  also  in  the  twilight  of  her  career. After  making  her  last  film  in  1950,  she  became  a  nun  for  several  years  but  then  lost  her  vocation  and  got  married. She  has  guarded  her  privacy  carefully   since  then  and  lives  quietly in  Massachusetts,  now  aged  85.

Janet  Martin  ( as  cafe  singer  ) 

Sex  : No

Death :  Survives

Janet  was  originally  Valya  Terry, daughter  of  a  Russian  exile. She  was  a  singer  rather  than  an  actress  and  I'm  guessing  she  paid  to  be  in  the  film  as  her  appearance  has  bugger  all  to  do  with  the  story. She  may  be  still  alive.

Maxine  Doyle   ( as  Receptionist  )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

Just  one  of  many  uncredited  roles  for  Maxine  as  her  career  withered  away,