Vera Ralston

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Characters played by Vera Ralston

Lynn Brennon — The Man Who Died Twice (1958)

Lynn is T.J. Brennon's wife of three months. After learning that he has supposedly died in a car crash, she returns to their apartment and encounters violence on the balcony. Unaware that heroin is hidden in a doll there, she becomes a focus of Bill's questions and the unfolding drug investigation.

Christine Ridgeway — Angel on the Amazon (1948)

Christine is the mysterious young woman who rescues the crash survivors in the Amazon and helps guide Jim and Karen away from danger. In Rio, the sight of Sebastian causes her to panic. Jim later learns that she is Anthony's wife and has been committed to a sanitarium, where Karen is caring for her.

Janice Farrell — The Lady and the Monster (1944)

Mueller's young ward who is in love with Patrick Cory. Mueller deliberately keeps them apart due to his own romantic obsession with her. She attempts to stop the dangerous plasma experiments and later learns of Cory's hijacked actions from investigator Grimes. She becomes a target when Cory is forced to run her down, prompting the intervention that breaks Donovan's control. She eventually waits for Cory after his prison term.

Vera Haschek — Lake Placid Serenade (1944)

A Czechoslovak figure skater who wins her national championship and becomes a favorite at an ice show in Lake Placid. After learning that Germany has invaded her homeland, she seeks out her uncle in the United States. She falls in love with Paul, but misreads Irene's gift to him and flees; she later reunites with Paul.

Lila Laughton — Murder in the Music Hall (1946)

A Rockette figure skater at Radio City Music Hall, Lila is dating orchestra conductor Don Jordan. Her former lover and producer, Carl Lang, threatens to expose her over the poisoning of Douglas unless she joins his new show. After Lang is found murdered, she helps Don investigate and realizes the killer knows a song Lang wrote for her.

Violet Barton — Surrender (1950)

Violet is married to Henry Vaan when she joins her sister Janet in La Mirada, then seduces wealthy newspaperman John Beauregard Hale and marries him without revealing her existing marriage. When Vaan threatens to blackmail her, she murders him and lets John take the blame. After confessing her crimes, she flees with Gregg and is killed by the pursuing posse.

Fleurette De Marchand — The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

Fleurette De Marchand is a French exile whose group plans to settle on threatened land. She is the woman John Breen falls in love with, making her connection to the settlement plot central to Breen's decision to uncover the scheme and protect the intended community.

Kim Kim — Fair Wind to Java (1953)

A former sultan's palace dancer enslaved by a Chinese captain. Knows the location of salvaged diamonds. Smuggled aboard Gerrymander by Boll, becomes romantically involved with him, resists pirate coercion to save Boll, and is rescued by him during the volcanic eruption.

Lynne Tilton — Timberjack (1955)

Lynne Tilton is a saloon keeper and the daughter of Sweetwater Tilton. After finding her father's hat in Croft Brunner's office, she realizes Brunner killed him, shoots Brunner in the left arm, and escapes into the forest with Jingles before seeking help from Tim Chipman.

Angela Monks — The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)

Ben Monks' much younger wife, who married him for promised oil wealth. She grows weary of his alcoholism and abuse, becomes attracted to Dan, offers him farm work, and later testifies in his favor during the murder trial while secretly loving him.

Career Overview

Vera Ralston has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 1941. Signature works include Gunfire at Indian Gap, The Man Who Died Twice, Spoilers of the Forest. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

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Gender
female
Known Credits
26
Birth Date
1920-07-12
Birth Place
Prague, Tchécoslovaquie

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