The Female Animal

5.6
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 84 min
  • Premiere: 1958. January 22.

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...

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Hedy Lamarr

Vanessa Windsor

Jane Powell

Penny Windsor

Jan Sterling

Lily Frayne

George Nader

Chris Farley

Jerry Paris

Hank Lopez

Mabel Albertson

Irma Jones

James Gleason

Tom Maloney

Richard H. Cutting

Dr. John Ramsay

Ann Doran

Nurse

Yvonne Peattie

Hairdresser

Max Showalter

Charlie Grant

Douglas Evans

The Director

Aram Katcher

Mischa Boroff

Gertrude Astor

Actress on Movie Set (uncredited)

Richard Avonde

Lily's Gigolo Pepe (uncredited)

Robert Brubaker

Bartender (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Assistant Director Eddie (uncredited)

Isabelle Dwan

Masseuse (uncredited)

William Henry

Delivery Man (uncredited)

George Hickman

Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)

Walter Kelley

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Stagehand (uncredited)

William Meader

Barnes the Chauffeur (uncredited)

Laurie Mitchell

Manicurist (uncredited)

Almira Sessions

Mabel (uncredited)

Frank Sully

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

John Truax

Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Observer at Lighting Accident (uncredited)

Robert Wegner

Coffee-Wagon Attendant (uncredited)

Art

Robert Clatworthy

Art Direction

Alexander Golitzen

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Julia Heron

Set Decoration

Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

Ed Case

Props

Camera

Russell Metty

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Bill Thomas

Costume Design

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Lillian Burkhart

Hairstylist

Nick Marcellino

Makeup Artist

Vincent Romaine

Makeup Artist

Directing

Gordon McLean

Assistant Director

Wilbur Mosier

Assistant Director

Harry Keller

Director

Editing

Lighting

Max Nippell

Electrician

Production

Sergei Petschnikoff

Unit Production Manager

Writing

Robert Hill

Screenplay