Queen Bee (1955)

Directed by

Ranald MacDougall

Genre

drama film, film noir, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ruthless Southern woman uses threats and intimidation to control her family, causing chaos and misery for everyone around her. When a relative comes to visit, she becomes entangled in the woman's poisonous schemes.

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What happens

Queen Bee is a 1955 American drama film starring Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Betsy Palmer, John Ireland and Lucy Marlow. The film was directed by Ranald MacDougall and produced by Jerry Wald. The screenplay by MacDougall was based upon the 1949 novel The Queen Bee by Edna L. Lee. The film tells the story about a Southern family dominated by a ruthless woman and the havoc her threats and intimidation cause to those around her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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