Queen of Outer Space is a 1958 American
CinemaScope science fiction feature film starring
Zsa Zsa Gabor,
Eric Fleming, and
Laurie Mitchell in a tale about a revolt against a cruel Venusian queen. The screenplay by
Charles Beaumont was based on an outline supplied by
Ben Hecht. The film was directed by
Edward Bernds, has been broadcast on television, and has been released to VHS and DVD.
Plot
Capt. Patterson (
Eric Fleming) and his space crew (
Dave Willock,
Patrick Waltz, and
Paul Birch) crash land on
Venus and are captured. They learn the planet is under the dictatorship of cruel Queen Yllana (
Laurie Mitchell), a masked woman who has banished men from the planet. In the palace, the astronauts are aided by a beautiful courtier named Talleah (
Zsa Zsa Gabor) and her friends (
Lisa Davis,
Barbara Darrow, and
Marilyn Buferd). The women long for the love of men again and plot to overthrow the evil Queen. When Patterson has the opportunity to remove the Queen's mask, he discovers she has been horribly disfigured by radiation burns caused by men and their wars. In a fury, the Queen decides to destroy Earth and its warlike peoples but she dies in the attempt. The Venusians are free again to enjoy the love of men.
Cast
Cast includes
Guy Prescott as Col. Ramsey (uncredited),
Gerry Gaylor as Base commander,
Ralph Gamble as Officer in anteroom (uncredited), and
Joi Lansing as an astronaut's girlfriend (uncredited). Venusians are played by Tania Velia, Norma Young, Marjorie Durant, Brandy Bryan, Ruth Lewis, and June McCall.
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