Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

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Queen Bee

"She's so excitingly good . . . when she's so wonderfully bad!"

1955

1h 35m

6.3(37 votes)

Drama

Overview

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, visting from New York, things start to go awry and she sets a plan to destroy it all.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Joan Crawford

Eva Phillips

Joan Crawford

Acting

Barry Sullivan

Avery "Beauty" Phillips

Barry Sullivan

Acting

John Ireland

Judson Prentiss

John Ireland

Acting

Lucy Marlow

Jennifer Stewart

Lucy Marlow

Acting

Betsy Palmer

Carol Lee Phillips

Betsy Palmer

Acting

William Leslie

Ty McKinnon

William Leslie

Acting

Fay Wray

Sue McKinnon

Fay Wray

Acting

Katherine Anderson

Miss Breen

No Image

Acting

Tim Hovey

Ted Phillips

Tim Hovey

Acting

Linda Bennett

Trissa Phillips

No Image

Acting

Willa Pearl Curtis

Miss George

No Image

Acting

Bill Walker

Sam

Bill Walker

Acting

Olan Soule

Dr. Pearson

Olan Soule

Acting

Robert McCord

Man

Robert McCord

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