Directed by:
Ranald MacDougallScreenplay:
Ranald MacDougallCinematography:
Charles LangComposer:
George DuningCast:
Joan Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Betsy Palmer, John Ireland, Lucy Marlow, William Leslie, Fay Wray, Tim Hovey, Linda Bennett, Juanita Moore, Bill Walker (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Southern matron Eva Phillips is so cruel and vicious that she succeeds in driving her husband, wealthy mill owner Avery Phillips, to drink. She also manages to ruin the life of her sister-in-law, Carol Lee Phillips, by destroying her upcoming marriage plans to Judson Prentiss. Eva has even alienated her only ally -- her mild-mannered niece, a Yankee who came down South to visit her relative. But what goes around comes around -- so it's no surprise that those whose lives she ruined take drastic revenge on the Queen Bee. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Joan Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/337/164337552_1af6aa.png)
Joan Crawford
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
![Barry Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386822_ae6bb8.jpg)
Barry Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Betsy Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576462_49ca0c.jpg)
Betsy Palmer
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Tin Star (1957)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
![John Ireland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269237_90602b.jpg)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
![Lucy Marlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712272_b686ac.jpg)
Lucy Marlow
USA
Best movies:
A Star is Born (1954)
![William Leslie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/032/161032266_cba641.jpg)
William Leslie
USA
Best movies:
The Lineup (1958)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Long Gray Line (1955)
![Fay Wray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270712_c2b6ca.jpg)
Fay Wray
Canada
Best movies:
King Kong (1933)
Murder by Death (1976) - a.f.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Tim Hovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/032/161032265_bb60aa.jpg)
Tim Hovey
USA
![Linda Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/032/161032264_a11b12.jpg)
Linda Bennett
USA
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1953)
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
![Juanita Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576480_65f231.jpg)
Juanita Moore
USA
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Skin Game (1971)
![Bill Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/025/161025493_83d3bc.jpg)
Bill Walker
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) (TV movie)
![Olan Soule](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477129_884618.jpg)
Olan Soule
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Willa Pearl Curtis
USA
Best movies:
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Unconquered (1947)
Robert McCord
USA
Best movies:
One Touch of Venus (1948)
The Thrill of It All (1963)