Arthur Franz - the worst offender - plays Dick Anthony who Rebecca-style brings his pregnant second wife ,Mandy, to the home he shared with his deceased first , Felicia. When he plays a weird tune on the gramophone Mandy has a fit, loses the baby and wakes up as Felicia. Her plain Jane sister Kate, - they don't look remotely alike - grapples with the bad guys to get Mandy back.
Peggy Castle ( as Mandy/ Felicia )
Sex : Some nice nightgown shots
Death : Felicia originally dies falling from a cliff. Mandy survives
Peggie from Virginia was originally spotted in a restaurant . She had a decent film career in the fifties and then a regular role in Lawman on TV but she retired in 1962. She became an alcoholic and died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1973 aged 47.
Marsha Hunt ( as Kate )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Marsha was a talented actress whose career survived being blacklisted in the early fifties for a lifelong commitment to liberal causes. She retired in 2008 aged 90. She is now 99.
Marianne Stewart ( as Nancy Cordell )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Marianne was originally Annemarie Schuenzel from Berlin. By this point she was a TV actress who occasionally made films. She died in 1992 aged 70.
Evelyn Scott ( as Molly Prentiss )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
This was one of only two credited film roles for Evelyn who made her name on TV, particularly in the sixties with Peyton Place. She effectively retired when it finished apart from appearing in reunion shows and devoted herself to charity.She died in 2002 aged 86.
Jeanne Bates ( as Agnes )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
This was just a small role for Jeanne who was more occupied on TV by this time.
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