The Female Animal
5.6
84 minutes
1/22/1958
Overview
Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach house. Vanessa's sexy, alcoholic adult daughter Penny accidentally meets Chris, who rescues her from an 'octopus' boyfriend. Before you know it, Chris is involved with both mother and daughter, and his only way out is to take a job in a Mexican picture about man-eating orchids...
Cast List
Hedy Lamarr
as Vanessa Windsor
Jane Powell
as Penny Windsor
Jan Sterling
as Lily Frayne
George Nader
as Chris Farley
Jerry Paris
as Hank Lopez
Gregg Palmer
as Piggy
Mabel Albertson
as Irma Jones
James Gleason
as Tom Maloney
Richard H. Cutting
as Dr. John Ramsay
Ann Doran
as Nurse
Yvonne Peattie
as Hairdresser
Max Showalter
as Charlie Grant
Douglas Evans
as The Director
Aram Katcher
as Mischa Boroff
Gertrude Astor
as Actress on Movie Set (uncredited)
Richard Avonde
as Lily's Gigolo Pepe (uncredited)
Robert Brubaker
as Bartender (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
as Assistant Director Eddie (uncredited)
Isabelle Dwan
as Masseuse (uncredited)
William Henry
as Delivery Man (uncredited)
George Hickman
as Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)
Walter Kelley
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Stagehand (uncredited)
William Meader
as Barnes the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Laurie Mitchell
as Manicurist (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
as Mabel (uncredited)
Frank Sully
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
John Truax
as Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
as Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)
Robert Wegner
as Coffee-Wagon Attendant (uncredited)