The Wasp Woman

Oct 30, 1959

1h 1m

★ 4.3

Horror Of The Winged Menace!

Overview

The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula's side effects have deadly consequences.

Genres

Science Fiction

Horror

Production Companies

Santa Cruz Productions Inc.

The Filmgroup

The Wasp Woman Trailers

Cast

Janice Starlin

Susan Cabot

Bill Lane

Anthony Eisley

Dr. Eric Zinthrop

Michael Mark

Mary Dennison

Barboura Morris

Arthur Cooper

William Roerick

Les Hellman

Frank Gerstle

Night Watchman

Bruno VeSota

Paul Thompson

Roy Gordon

Jean Carson

Carolyn Hughes

Maureen Reardon

Lynn Cartwright

First Delivery Man

Frank Wolff

Nurse

Lani Mars

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