Queen Bee
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Genre: Black-and-white, Drama
Year: 1955
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Joan Crawford, Betsy Palmer, John Ireland, Barry Sullivan
Queen Bee is a 1955 drama film starring Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Fay Wray, Betsy Palmer, and Barry Sullivan in a story about a family dominated by a ruthless woman. The screenplay by Ranald MacDougall was based upon a novel by Edna L. Lee. The film was directed by Ranald MacDougall and produced by Jerry Wald. Queen Bee has been released to DVD.
Ruthless Eva Phillips (Joan Crawford) dominates her Georgia mansion and her husband Avery (Barry Sullivan), an alcoholic mill owner who hates his wife. A cousin, Jennifer Stewart (Lucy Marlow), visits and watches in horror as Eva maneuvers to prevent the marriage of Avery's sister Carol (Betsy Palmer) to Judson Prentiss (John Ireland). Judson was once Eva's lover, and, when Carol learns the truth, commits suicide. Jennifer and Avery are drawn together. When Eva senses the developing relationship, she increases her malevolent actions. Judson, guilty over Carol's death and determined to avenge it, takes Eva driving and when Eva discerns from Judson's conversations that he wants her dead, she frantically attacks him resulting in a crash over a cliff, killing them both. Jennifer and Avery are free to love each other.
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