The Female Animal

The Female Animal

84 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 1958

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...

The Female Animal

84 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 1958

The Female Animal
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...
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Female Animal
Directors Wilbur Mosier, Gordon McLean, Harry Keller
Writers Robert Hill, Albert Zugsmith

Cast

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)