The Female Animal

“It is said that when a woman fights for a man, she is like an ANIMAL!”

5.8(15)19581h 23m

DramaRomance

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...

Director

Harry Keller

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Cast

Hedy Lamarr

Vanessa Windsor

Jane Powell

Penny Windsor

Jan Sterling

Lily Frayne

George Nader

Chris Farley

Jerry Paris

Hank Lopez

Gregg Palmer

Piggy

Mabel Albertson

Irma Jones

James Gleason

Tom Maloney

Richard H. Cutting

Dr. John Ramsay

Ann Doran

Nurse

Yvonne Peattie

Hairdresser

Max Showalter

Charlie Grant

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

Somehow this might have had more impact had the squabbling women been arguing over Errol Flynn or Clark Cable. George Nader, well he just doesn't really cut it as the hunky object of the desires of the fading Hollywood star "Vanessa" (Hedy Lamarr) whom he has saved from an accident at the studio. Quickly, his allure extends to that women's dipso daughter "Penny" (June Powell) whom he also manages ...