The Second Woman

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia? Warned that Jeff could be dangerous, Ellen fears that he's in danger, as the menacing atmosphere darkens.

Cast

Robert Young

as Jeff Cohalan

Betsy Drake

as Ellen Foster

John Sutton

as Keith Ferris

Florence Bates

as Amelia Foster

Morris Carnovsky

as Dr. Raymond Hartley

Henry O'Neill

as Ben Sheppard

Jean Rogers

as Dodo Ferris

Raymond Largay

as Maj. Badger

Shirley Ballard

as Vivian Sheppard

Jason Robards Sr.

as Stacy Rogers

Reviews

John Chard

The Pine Cliff Paranoia. The Second Woman (AKA: Ellen) is directed by James V. Kern and co-written by Mort Briskin and Robert Smith. It stars Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates, Morris Carnovsky and Henry O’Neil. Music is by Joseph Nussbaum and cinematography by Hal Mohr. ...

CinemaSerf

"Ellen" (Betsy Drake) is visiting her family on the coast when she is introduced to their neighbour "Jeff" (Robert Young) who lives in one of those concrete new-builds that wouldn't look out of place in an episode of "Thunderbirds"! They take a bit off a shine to each other, but after a while she le...

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