anybody else? - Queen Bee (1955) Discussion

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[–] Jungle_Red 19 years ago

ehhh I highly doubt that's how joan actually was. Christina always said that Joan did no acting in that movie but I hate Christina's frickin' guts so maybe I'm biased.

"Send me flowers while I'm alive. They won't do me a damn bit of good after I'm dead."

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[–] katchatu 15 years ago

It was absolutely delicious!! Wonderful old movie - Ms Crawford did a wonderful job as all the others did. Take the movie for what it is - a study in protective human nature. Now on to the "Old Maid" with Bette Davis. What a wonderful wasteful day - a Joan Crawford and Bette Davis revival on TCM.

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[–] Susie_Bleu 19 years ago

I watched Queen Bee last night and all I can say is WOW! I have never seen Miss Crawford so silently vicious, just her expressions alone scared the **** out of me. And I have never seen Miss Crawford looking more beautiful.

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[–] Jungle_Red 19 years ago

I always thought she was gorgeous in it too. It's one of my favorite Crawford favorite films

"Send me flowers while I'm alive. They won't do me a damn bit of good after I'm dead."

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[–] theodoreb 19 years ago

I think this was Joan's best role in the 1950's. She dominates the entire film and everyone in it. The wardrobe by Jean Louis is exquisite. And the one liners throughout the film are priceless.

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[–] carolyn-18 18 years ago

I'm another fan of this movie. Joan was exquisite in this one. Great lines! She is sooo delicously vicious. and I love the charactors in this one except for cousen Jen! I wish they would have cast someone else in the part. Oh well!
So many great scenes! One of my favorites is Joan walkng down the staircase. Fantastic!!

I love some of her 50's work.
Female on the Beach
Autumn Leaves
Harriet Crieg

"Don't let's ask for the moon, we have the stars." "Now Voyager"

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[–] jg67 18 years ago

I love it too.

It's a dirty job,but I pay clean money for it.

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[–] hilljayne 17 years ago

This is an excellent film! Joan is so convincing and is having a ball being bad! Good supporting cast too, especially Betsy Palmer. Joan's costumes and jewelry are INCREDIBLE!

Professional Jayne Mansfield fanatic/lover™ since 1980.

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[–] hilljayne 17 years ago

^I thought Betsy Palmer was good though. The men definitely have trouble holding their own against the women so they didn't seem to even try.

Professional Jayne Mansfield fanatic/lover™ since 1980.

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[–] charlestutenjr 17 years ago

and I guess we all KNOW (RIGHT???) that Betsy Palmer went on to be Jason Vorhees mother (and offers great anecdotes on the TCM doc on JOAN)...

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[–] Troy202 17 years ago

I like this film. Campy as hell, especially with a middle aged Joanie constantly calling herself a beautiful woman, but so fun to watch. Did you guys get the same staircase design was used for Mommie Dearest?

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[–] J. Spurlin 17 years ago

Not to take away anyone's pleasure in this movie, but I think it's awful -- mainly because of the derivative script. I'm glad I saw it, though. Joan Crawford's performance makes it campy fun.

Compare this to Bette Davis's somewhat similar The Little Foxes, and there's no comparison. That movie is infinitely better.

... J. Spurlin

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[–] texan_176 17 years ago

The script is not that great and it would have been a disaster if it did not have the strong cast it did for it to be a good movie. Crawford made the picture and "Beauty" was an awesome character.

The sets and filming were also outstanding. If frozen in almost any frame of the film it looks like a photo from the textbooks that show things from the golden age of Hollywood.

Sadly, we will never see these kinds of films ever made again.

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[–] ritamilo 16 years ago

I have seen it several times and I love it. Yeah, it's cheesy in a lot of spots, but that makes it even more enjoyable.

Betsy Palmer is lovely and I didn't realize that Fay Wray was in the film until I saw the credits. Well, I guess Joan was also "King Kong" to Fay, in this film.

Notice whenever Joan enters a room everyone almost freezes in place? OMG, ripping and scenery chewing, I love it.

Her glam gowns and costumes - and those eyebrows - this is one of Crawford's tour de forces.

At first I thought she was doing her version of Regina Giddens (from "The Little Foxes" which starred Bette Davis) because she's ambitious and evil enough but Davis' Regina Giddens is a rank amateur when compared to Eva Phillips.

Sometimes with Crawford, the more overplayed, the better it is!

"...truth against the world..." - attributed to Boudicca of the Iceni

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