This
classic science fiction film from 1959 was directed and produced by Roger
Corman (who also has a cameo role in the film, playing a doctor). To pad out the running time
when the film was released to television two years later, a new prologue was
added to the film by director Jack Hill.
From
Hill's prologue, which did not appear in the film, we learn that a scientist,
Dr. Eric Zinthrop, is fired from his job at a honey farm for experimenting with
wasps.
Meanwhile,
Janice Starlin, the founder and owner of a large cosmetics company, is
disturbed when her firm's sales begin to drop. It seems that she alone has been
the sole model for the cosmetics she sells but with years come age, an ememy of
the cosmetics firms who strive for youthful products. But all of that changes
when Ms. Starlin meets Dr. Zinthrop. Find out what happens in, The Wasp Women!
Cast
Susan
Cabot as Janice Starlin
Fred
Eisley as Bill Lane
Barboura
Morris as Mary Dennison
William
Roerick as Arthur Cooper
Michael
Mark as Dr. 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 as Delivery Man
Lani
Mars as Secretary
Philip
Barry as Delivery Man
Roger
Corman as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
