Scream, Pretty Peggy

A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.

Cast

Ted Bessell

as Jeffrey Elliot

Sian Barbara Allen

as Peggy Johns

Bette Davis

as Mrs. Elliott

Charles Drake

as George Thornton

Allan Arbus

as Dr. Eugene Saks

Jessica Rains

as Girl in Office

Christiane Schmidtmer

as Jennifer Elliot

Johnnie Collins III

as Student

Tovah Feldshuh

as Agnes Thornton

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