The Wasp Woman (1959)
The Wasp Woman (aka The Bee Girl and Insect Woman) is a science fiction film produced and directed by Roger Corman (who also plays a cameo as a doctor in the film) which was completed in 1959. The film was originally released as a double feature with Beast from Haunted Cave. To pad out the running time when the film was released to television two years later, a new prologue was added by director Jack Hill.
Plot
In Jack Hill's prologue, we see a slightly mad scientist Dr. Zinthrop fired from his job at a honey farm for experimenting with wasps.
The founder and owner of a large cosmetics company, Janice Starlin (Susan Cabot), is disturbed when her firm's sales begin to drop after it becomes apparent to her customer base that she is aging. Scientist Eric Zinthrop (Michael Mark (actor)) has been able to extract enzymes from the royal jelly of the queen (insect) wasp that can reverse the aging process. Starlin agrees to fund further research, at great cost, provided she can serve as his human subject. Displeased with the slowness of the results she breaks into the scientist's laboratory after hours and injects herself with extra doses of the formula. Zinthrop becomes aware that some of the test creatures are becoming violent and goes to warn Janice but before he can reach anyone he gets into a car accident. He is thus temporarily missing and Janice goes through great trouble to find him, eventually managing and then transferring his care to herself.
Janice continues her clandestine use of the serum and sheds twenty years in a single weekend, but soon discovers that she is periodically transformed into a murderous queen wasp. Eventually, Zinthrop throws a jar of carbolic acid at her face, and another character uses a chair to push her out of a window, killing her.
Cast
Susan Cabot as Janice Starlin
Anthony Eisley as Bill Lane
Barboura Morris as Mary Dennison
William Roerick as Arthur Cooper
Michael Mark (actor) as Eric Zinthrop
Frank Gerstle as Les Hellman
Bruno VeSota as Night Watchman
Roy Gordon as Paul Thompson
Carolyn Hughes as Jean Carson
Lynn Cartwright as Maureen Reardon
Frank Wolff (actor) as Man
Lani Mars as Secretary
Philip Barry as Man
From publicdomainmoviies.net
-
2:14:49
Laura Loomer
6 hours agoEP67: Why Is The Media Running Cover for Kamala?
44.9K58 -
1:28:31
Kim Iversen
9 hours agoRFK Jr Reportedly Reached Out To The Harris Campaign Looking To Leverage An Endorsement
67.2K126 -
1:59:29
Roseanne Barr
8 hours agoThe Children of the Night with Dr. Lois Lee | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #61
89K111 -
1:04:07
Havoc
9 hours agoStreaming Farms: Fake It Til You Make It | Stuck Off the Realness Ep. 9
67K8 -
LIVE
Right Side Broadcasting Network
1 day agoLIVE REPLAY: President Trump Holds a Press Conference in Bedminster, N.J. - 8/15/24
5,864 watching -
1:21:21
Donald Trump Jr.
13 hours agoAnother Day with Another Walz Scandal, Live with Rep Matt Gaetz | TRIGGERED Ep.165
171K346 -
1:17:56
Kimberly Guilfoyle
13 hours agoBedminster Press Conference Live! Plus, Pat Brosnan & EJ Antoni Join | Ep. 150
109K36 -
1:17:19
The Nima Yamini Show
10 hours agoGen Z & Donald Trump Press Conference With Rising Star Bo Loudon
81.5K11 -
6:36
The Gun Collective
18 hours agoAm I...A Poor? - Bersa TPR9X Review!
66.2K5 -
2:01:51
Revenge of the Cis
12 hours agoEpisode 1364: Election Season
76K28