Synopsis
Wealthy, reckless Californian Julie Merriday, accompanied by her boyfriend Harry Lindsay, an attorney, narrowly avoids crashing into a motorcycle driven by young Ben Gunther. Ben temporarily abandons his damaged cycle and accepts a ride from Julie but insists upon calling her Barbara. Later, at the Merriday beach house, Julie's Aunt Sarah tells Julie that her great great grandmother was named Barbara, and furthermore, that ancestress had an illegitimate child fathered by one Benjamin Gunther.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- William ConradDirector
- John MantleyScreenplay
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Troy DonahueBen Gunther
- Joey HeathertonJulie Merriday
- Barry SullivanJulian Merriday
- Nicolas CosterHarry Lindsay
- Jeanette NolanSarah Merriday
- Russell ThorsonSheriff R. Seaton
- Ben WrightLansbury
- Shirley MitchellMrs. Courtland
- Howard McNearHenry
- Howard WendellMayor
- John HollandMr. Courtland
- John McCookOwen Farley
Stills
Themes
sailboatcaliforniadiaryreincarnationdeceptionmurderlawyerheiressescaped mental patientancestorescape from a mental institutionaccident