A psychologist who counsels Stanton and records his confessions and other patients' secrets. Recognizing their shared willingness to manipulate people, she partners with Stanton to deceive wealthy clients, then secretly swindles him and threatens to use his recorded admissions against him when he discovers her betrayal.
Betty Cream is a self-obsessed guest who is pursued by Andrew Carmel and John Frewen. After quarreling with Andrew, she appears at the Carmel residence and employs Cluny Brown as her personal maid, while her confrontation with Adam Belinski intensifies the household tensions.
Mr. Brown's wife, initially presumed dead and submerged by a former mob boss. Diamond discovers she is actually alive and hiding under an alias at a sanitarium. She agrees to help Diamond, but Brown uses a writ of habeas corpus to prevent her testimony. She ultimately aids Diamond in locating Brown and Susan.
Domineering school administrator who warns John Page. She orders Max Thorpe to guard Jean, discharges John for unauthorized treatment, and conspires to hide the truth about Jean Patterson's death. She accidentally kills Thorpe during a struggle.
Ann is a former prisoner who receives conditional parole after serving two years of a five-year sentence. With false references, she becomes wealthy widow Madame Rousseau's assistant and companion, grows genuinely fond of her, and is drawn into the struggle over the hidden perfume oil before returning to prison.
John Guedel's writer girlfriend who helps him find a replacement for his canceled show. She also assists her client Leroy Brinker and successfully negotiates with Pinky Wilson to relocate his small-town program.
A woman who impersonates Bonnie Fleagle to locate $70,000 stolen by Bonnie and her now-executed father. She seeks the money to clear her innocent father's name of a maliciously implicating bank robbery charge.
Millicent is one of Lila Laughton's fellow performers at Radio City Music Hall. When Lila tells her that Carl Lang has returned and is threatening her, Millicent sympathizes; she, like the other women Lila confides in, had worked for Lang before. The summary gives no further role for her in solving the murder.
Walter's manipulative and deceitful wife who conspires with her lover to murder him for his wealth. Successfully frames her husband after he survives, leading to his arrest. Her lies unravel when crucial hotel evidence is discovered, resulting in her rearrest and downfall.
Peggy Gray is Montague Brewster's sweetheart and initially plans to marry him after his return from the war. Hired as his private secretary, she becomes jealous of his apparent attention to Barbara Drew and Trixie Summers, breaks up with him, and later follows her mother's advice to take a costly cruise with him.
Helen Walker has 19 screen credits in a career dating back to 1942. Signature works include Nightmare Alley, Problem Girls, My True Story. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
