The Female Animal

The Female Animal

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

NR 1958 · 83 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Romance

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...

Directed by Harry Keller · Written by Robert Hill

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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

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