Joan crawford in queen bee 1955 betsy palmer and barry sullivan in queen bee. Queen bee is a 1955 american film noir and drama starring joan crawford, john ireland, betsy palmer, and barry sullivan. From the moment she comes on the screen she owns it as well as all of her co stars. Above right is joans waitress dress from mildred pierce, which is housed at the university of texass. Hollywood martyr, author david bret alleges that the f. Released december 19th, 2004, queen bee stars joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, john ireland the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Jun 12, 2019 in 1950s, dramas tags joan crawford queen bee, queen bee, queen been 1955, movies from the 1950s. In queen bee, crawford dominates the movie screen with the same iron will she dominates the lives of the phillips household. Academy awardrwinner joan crawford best actress, mildred pierce, 1945 is at her conniving and devious best as the southern socialite who manipulates the lives of those around her with tragic results. Eva phillips portrayed with delicious viciousness by joan crawford is. Sony pictures choice collection line of hardtofind library, foreign, and cult titles has released queen bee, the 1955 melodrama from columbia pictures starring joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, john ireland, lucy marlow, william leslie, and fay wray. She plays eva phillips, a southern matron who manipulates and tries to ruin everyone in her life, including her husband, sister inlaw, cousin, exlover and even her own children.
In the 1950s american south, the vicious and conniving eva phillips joan crawford makes the lives of those around her miserable especially her husband, avery barry sullivan, who resorts to. Lets say the role that joan crawford plays in columbias queen bee, yesterdays arrival at. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The other females serve only tosacrifice themselves while tending the queen bee or defending her. If its a joan crawford movie, its a pretty safe bet that the only star one is apt to walk away from the film singing the praises of is joan crawford. May 10, 1977 was an american film and television actress who began her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting as a chorus girl on broadway. Rent queen bee 1955 starring joan crawford and barry sullivan on dvd and bluray. Occupation film and television actress broadway performer dancer business executive years active 19251972 spouses douglas fairbanks, jr. Fay wray, joan crawford, john ireland, betsy palmer a devilish southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. May 23, 2015 25 of the bitchiest joan crawford quotes. Whether its domineering her alcoholic husband, avery barry sullivan, the tall man, or preventing carol betsy palmer, friday the th, 1980 from marrying judson john ireland, all the kings men, 1949, eva controls. Directed by vincent sherman, this compelling psychological portrait of a woman who married for security and control costars wendell corey, lucile watson and allyn joslyn. Directed by ranald macdougall and produced by jerry wald.
She fulfills all the expectations newcomers have of herscenery chewing, bitchiness, bulldozing her way around, posing for the camerabut the surprise is always that shes damn good in the role, and not just some camp icon. The poster art screamed, one female alone may be the queen bee. Crawford then signed a motion picture contract with metrogoldwynmayer in 1925. Though shes outwardly the embodiment of charm and love, the truth is shes insidious and. Queen bee sony choice collection dvd talk dvd movie. She fulfills all the expectations newcomers have of herscenery chewing, bitchiness, bulldozing her way around, posing for the. With joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, john ireland, lucy marlow, william leslie, fay wray, katherine anderson, tim hovey. Mar 16, 2020 crawford recovered partially from that misstep by starring in a number of popular womens melodramas, female on the beach, queen bee, and autumn leaves among them, but none of those films reached the artistic or commercial heights of from here to eternity. Queen bee 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Queen bee 1955 an academy award nominee for best cinematography and best costume design, queen bee is the story of a manipulative socialite in georgia.
Original half sheet 22 x 28 72 x 92 cm folded movie poster starring joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, john ireland, and lucy marlow. Died may 10, 1977 manhattan, new york city, new york, u. Trailers for queen bee, suddenly last summer, and the last hurrah are supplied, along with a vintage advertising section that consists of two images of original movie posters for the film. Academy awardwinner joan crawford best actress, mildred pierce, 1945 is at her conniving and devious best as the southern socialite who manipulates the lives of those around her with tragic results. December 24, 1978 powermad queen bee by molly haskell mommie dearest by christina crawford. Movie still, queen bee, joan crawford, john ireland. World order, and this film serves as a perfect example of crawfords business savvy. Meanwhile, when eva discovers her sisterinlaw betsy palmer is to wed. Queen bee offers a stinging portrait of a mad, manipulative woman and. Queen bee is a good old southern gothic family drama with some nasty characters. Top 18 best oscarwinning mom performances ranked, including shirley maclaine, brie larson, joan crawford.
In queen bee, joan crawford all eyebrow pencil and trademark bowtie mouth is undoubtedly the whole show here, lock, stock and barrel. Above are two dresses recently auctioned off by live auction. Queen bee 1955 joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer. The film was directed by ranald macdougall and produced by jerry wald, and the screenplay by macdougall was based upon the novel the queen bee, by edna l.
Mar 31, 20 if its a joan crawford movie, its a pretty safe bet that the only star one is apt to walk away from the film singing the praises of is joan crawford. See more ideas about joan crawford, classic hollywood and old hollywood. Queen bee was a movie i found horrifying when i saw it a year later. Joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, fay wray, john ireland in the 1950s american south, the vicious and conniving eva phillips joan crawford makes the lives of those around her miserable especially her husband, avery barry sullivan, who resorts to heavy drinking and becomes an alcoholic. Joan crawford looks amazing in that photo you posted. Joan crawford, in the title role, plays a materialistic housewife whose neurotic perfectionism alienates her friends and threatens to destroy her marriage.
Turner classic movies and sony home entertainment present joan crawford in the 1950s, four signature melodramas that demonstrate the stars enduring appeal as a formidable dramatic actress. In 1950s, dramas tags joan crawford queen bee, queen bee, queen been 1955, movies from the 1950s. Overview of queen bee, 1955, directed by ranald macdougall, with joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, at turner classic movies. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Queen bee 1955 joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy. Joan crawford crawford in humoresque, 1946 born lucille fay lesueur march 23, 190. Joan crawford is the titular queen bee who manipulates and ruins the lives of all those who live in her gentile southern mansion. Queen bee, joan crawford, barry sullivan, 1955 art print. Bette davis and joan crawford, both approaching their midfifties, were long past their glory days as royalty at their former studios, warner bros. Lets say the role that joan crawford plays in columbias queen bee, yesterdays arrival at loews state, is that of a honey you love to hate. Queen bee is a 1955 american film noir drama starring joan crawford, john ireland, betsy palmer, and barry sullivan. With joan crawford, barry sullivan, betsy palmer, john ireland.
Final thoughts in the end, queen bee promises somewhat more than it eventually delivers, but the film is entertaining nonetheless. This is vintage joan and interestingly enough, christina crawford. Joan crawford proved in queen bee she was capable of playing the best villiness in motion pictures. As the selfabsorbed southern socialite, eva phillips, crawford barrels through the film, destroying anyone who stands in her way, chewing enough scenery to make even the most ravenous pirahna green with envy, all done with perfect clothes, hair and makeup. Joan crawford was born lucille fay lesueur on march 23, 1906, in san antonio, texas, to anna belle. I know she had the help of hollywoods best stylists, but still. Young jennifer stewart lucy marlow is excited to visit her beautiful, successful cousin in georgia. I feel like this is my favorite of all joan crawfords films. Eva is a northerner from chicago who married into the family. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. Dependent cousin and new member of the household jennifer lucy marlow awakens eva joan crawford who is subtly tightening her grip, in writerdirector ranald macdougalls queen bee, 1955 view the tcmdb entry for queen bee 1955. Thank you for joining the blogathon, and for the introduction to queen bee. Movie still, queen bee, joan crawford, john ireland, barry. But crawford was known for playing the determined working girl in.
Queen bee, original joan crawford vintage half sheet movie. Bad movies we love queen bee joan crawford youtube. Whether its domineering her alcoholic husband, avery barry sullivan, the tall man, or preventing carol betsy palmer, friday the th, 1980 from marrying judson john ireland, all the kings men, 1949, eva controls everyone around her. Queen bee, starring joan crawford from 1955 is tailor made for the actress. Crawford makes the film as a ruthless woman who destroys everyone around her in the south. In a beautiful, georgia mansion, the homes matriarch, eva joan crawford, grand hotel, rules with an iron fist.
Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. An introduction to family affairs, as eva joan crawford handles newlyarrived jennifer lucy marlow, sue and ty mckinnon fay wray, william leslie, husband avery barry sullivan and his sister carol betsy palmer in queen bee, 1955. Resting place ferncliff cemetery, hartsdale, new york, u. Joan craford plays eva whom has a loveless marriage and family members loathing her from her cold as ice persona. Unfortunately, crawford, who had previously demonstrated a peculiar talent for career selfsabotage. A young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin, and soon finds herself sucked into the womans complex web of deceit. As the selfabsorbed southern socialite, eva phillips, crawford barrels through the film, destroying anyone who. In eva phillips, joan portrays a woman who at first comes across so welcoming and charming that her latest houseguest, second cousin jennifer stewart, seems almost oblivious as to why the other company in the house seems almost, shall we say. Queen bee is a 1955 drama directed by ranald macdougall. Queen bee is a fairly interesting character study of a dominating, manipulative woman played by crawford. In queen bee, miss crawford takes on the role of, well, just thatthe queen bee of the whole picture. Scene still from queen bee with images bee movie, movie.
Joan crawford played some real onscreen bitches in her career, but in queen bee columbia 1955 shes without question one of the alltime detestable females on film. Joan crawford turns herself into something like a human chainsaw in this jarring drama in. Shes so excitingly good when shes so wonderfully bad. With great gusto, crawford plays queen bee eva phillips, a ruthless, manipulative maneater, full of jealousy and rage, who viciously ruins the lives of everyone around her.