The Female Animal (1958)
Harry Keller, the man who directed the extra scenes in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil, receives solo directorial credit in The Female Animal. Hedy Lamarr stars as Vanessa Windsor, a beautiful but ageing film star whose life is saved on the set by handsome extra Chris Farley (George Nader). Falling in love with Chris, Vanessa finds herself in competition with her own adopted daughter Penny (Jane Powell). Meanwhile, poor Chris struggles to become his "own man", and not merely the sexual plaything of two predatory females. Stealing the film from the nominal stars are Jan Sterling as a fading beauty with romantic notions of her own, and James Gleason as a crusty but likeable agent. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harry Keller
Synopsis of The Female Animal
Harry Keller, the man who directed the extra scenes in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil, receives solo directorial credit in The Female Animal. Hedy Lamarr stars as Vanessa Windsor, a beautiful but ageing film star whose life is saved on the set by handsome extra Chris Farley (George Nader). Falling in love with Chris, Vanessa finds herself in competition with her own adopted daughter Penny (Jane Powell). Meanwhile, poor Chris struggles to become his "own man", and not merely the sexual plaything of two predatory females. Stealing the film from the nominal stars are Jan Sterling as a fading beauty with romantic notions of her own, and James Gleason as a crusty but likeable agent. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Female Animal
- Hedy Lamarr - Vanessa Windsor
- George Nader - Chris Farley
- Jerry Paris - Hank Lopez
- Mabel Albertson - Irma Jones
- Richard H. Cutting - Dr. John Ramsay
- Yvonne Peattie - Hairdresser
- Richard Avonde - Lily's Gigolo
- Almira Sessions - Landlady
- Walter Kelly - Motion Picture Assistant Director
- Laurie Mitchell - Manicurist
- Jane Powell - Penny Windsor
- Jan Sterling - Lily Frayne
- Gregg Palmer - Piggy
- James Gleason - Tom Maloney
- Ann Doran - Nurse
- Douglas Evans - The Director
- Aram Katcher - Mischa Boroff
- Isabel Dawn - Masseuse
- Max Showalter - Charlie Grant
- Director(s):
- Harry Keller
- Writer(s):
- Robert J. Hill
- Producer(s):
- Albert Zugsmith
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