Question 1

How did Joan Crawford secure the role in Queen Bee?

Accepted Answer

Joan Crawford bought the film rights to Edna L. Lee's novel 'The Queen Bee' for $15,000, then sold them to Columbia under conditions including her starring role, Jerry Wald as producer, Ranald MacDougall as writer/director, and approval of costume, make-up, and hair designers.

Question 2

What iconic outfit from Queen Bee was replicated in Mommie Dearest?

Accepted Answer

Joan Crawford's first entrance in the film is in a white mink coat with a dark brown fox collar, an outfit copied in Mommie Dearest (1981) when Christina visits Joan and Alfred Steele in their still-under-construction apartment.

Question 3

Which Academy Award nomination did Queen Bee's costumes earn?

Accepted Answer

The film's elegant costumes earned Jean Louis one of his 14 Academy Award nominations. He later won his only Oscar for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, for The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956).

Question 4

What is the origin of the oil portrait above the fireplace in Queen Bee?

Accepted Answer

The oil portrait of the gentlemen above the fireplace is that of Luke Cosgrave, originally created for the 1938 Columbia film Holiday (1938) with Katharine Hepburn.

Question 5

What does the synopsis reveal about the main character Eva Phillips?

Accepted Answer

Eva Phillips is a devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, who manipulates those around her under the guise of kindness. When her sister-in-law becomes engaged to Eva's former lover and her husband starts an affair with her visiting cousin, she sets a plan to destroy it all.

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