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The Female Animal 1958 1h 24m Drama List Reviews A Hollywood star's (Hedy Lamarr) adopted daughter (Jane Powell) falls in love with the star's live-in boyfriend (George Nader).
- Drama
- Hedy Lamarr
- Harry Keller
User Reviews. THE FEMALE ANIMAL is unabashed melodrama, as if some afternoon soap opera were fashioned out of SUNSET BOULEVARD... BUT there is a big BUT. Despite the idiocies of her character and the milieu in which it is established, the wondrous surprise is Hedy Lamarr's performance.
A shallow and formula-ridden drama about life in Hollywood, with Hedy Lamarr as an "ageless" glamour-girl, Jane Powell as her rebellious daughter, and George Nader as a high-minded muscle-boy who...
The Female Animal: Directed by Harry Keller. With Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling, George Nader. An aging film star and her alcoholic daughter compete for a handsome extra.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
- Harry Keller
- 1958-09-05
Jul 21, 2017 · Film buffs interested in '50's era Hollywood's stealthy attempts to be more frankly sexual may enjoy 'The Female Animal'.
Jul 29, 2020 · If the movie sounds too tame and tawdry and a little unbelievable, trust me, The Female Animal, which would be Lamarr’s final role before she entered a life of seclusion, is definitely a wild romp of female flesh and exploitative trash that it teases thanks to Zugsmith’s involvement.
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