Having found global fame as RKO's tenth Tarzan, American actor Lex Barker established a long and successful career in Europe that began in 1957 with this classic tale of greed, deception and murder. Co-starring Italian actress Lisa Gastoni and directed by B-movie stalwart Montgomery Tully, The Strange Awakening casts Barker as a man who loses his memory but gains a large inheritance… along with a sinister new 'family'! Also known as Female Fiends, The Strange Awakening is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Motoring in the South of France, Peter Chance is attacked and left unconscious. On recovering, he has no memory either of his past or who he is, and is shocked to be told that he is the heir to two million dollars. As he slowly regains his health, his suspicions are aroused by the women who claim to be his mother, sister and wife. When police call to investigate the death of his father, Chance realises that he too is a suspect, and begins his own investigation...