Who Killed Sweet Betsy ?

Carolyn Jones will always be best remembered as Morticia Addams on the 60's series The Addams Family and rightly so, her portrayal is inimitable. However before she took on that iconic role she was one of the most distinctive and talented journey-woman actresses around. Though she never enjoyed big screen stardom, despite an Oscar nomination for The Bachelor Party, she was a huge television star even before the series, a go-to performer for episodic TV when they needed someone memorable to fill a role.

Such is her assignment here in quadruplicate. She plays four sisters, Meredith, Olivia, Jane and the ill-fated Betsy of the title. The first three are suspected of bumping of the fourth and Amos Burke smoothly interacts with them, and their prickly aunt played by the estimable Gladys Cooper, to solve the riddle. While Carolyn is dressed and styled differently for each sister what she does that makes this noteworthy is that she makes each sister a markedly unique creation.

The episode is a good one though not extraordinary outside Jones's performance. However if you're a fan of the show this one is particular is worth catching for the superior work of a great actress who should be better remembered.