The Queen Bee

Name: The Queen Bee
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1973-10-08
Rating: 6

ThrillerDrama1h 34m

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58%

Tomatometer

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58%

Popcornmeter

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

Hsiao Yen, a Young Country girl, has come to the city to find work. Her first job is as a maid-servant. She is told by the hunchback servant Lei Kung, that the master of the house is an invalid cripple who never leaves his room. One night, Hsiao Yen's screams bring Ta Tseng, the Chauffeur, to the rescue of Wang Ma, an old servant, who has tried to hang herself...

Details

DirectorTing Shan-Hsi

ReleasedOct 8, 1973

StatusReleased

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

0 fresh · 3 rotten

Francois Truffaut

RTArts (France)May 9, 2022

The acting is not absolutely bad, but weak, very weak, including Joan Crawford’s... Not only is the mise- en-scene clumsy but also, because of its solemn awkwardness, it curbs the timid impulses of the script [and] dulls the rare clever details.

Clyde Gilmour

RTMaclean's MagazineOct 30, 2019

A vintage item for the Joan Crawford Fan Club, but a bit of an ordeal for non-members like me. She appears as the self-adoring psychotic empress of a wealthy tribe of moderns.

Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsJul 1, 2010

About as much fun as being stung by a bee.

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