Female on the Beach (1955)Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives. Director:Joseph Pevney |
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Title: Female on the Beach (1955)
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Lynn Markham
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Amy Rawlinson
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Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Osbert Sorenson
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Judith Evelyn | ... |
Eloise Crandall
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Charles Drake | ... |
Police Lieutenant Galley
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Queenie Sorenson
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Stuart Randall | ... |
Frankovitch
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Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Mrs. Murchison
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Romo Vincent | ... |
Pete Gomez
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Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house...the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell (or was pushed) from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her muscular beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home. Lynn soon has no doubts of what her scheming neighbors are up to, but she finds Drummond's physical charms hard to resist. And she still doesn't know what really happened to Eloise. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Never has a woman loved so deeply . . . Or so dangerously! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 November 1955 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
A Casa da Praia See more »Filming Locations:
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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Shortly before the film was made, Joan Crawford was dating the president of Universal Pictures, who offered her the role. She also was given her choice of leading man, and she selected Jeff Chandler. See more »Quotes
Queenie Sorenson: It'd be an act of kindness for you to offer her your friendship - all of it.See more »
A stunningly gorgeous movie. I knew, that a movie with such a bold, unusual, campy title had to be gorgeous. I must say that Crawford is my favorite dramatic actress. I also respect Crawford for her choice of scripts.
Apart from Crawford, the movie was quite good and unusual. It is the love affair between two middle-aged people who are less than admirable. She married money, and he would like to. They are both rotten, useless, and they deserve each other; and yet, they are human and touching and you want them to find happiness. Too many movie heroes are morally pristine. A wonderful movie. Is there such a thing as a bad Crawford movie? I can't think of one. Watching any Crawford movie is like entering a world of high intelligence, relevance and fine humor.
I am more eager than ever to see every single Crawford movie. I always liked Crawford, but I am now beginning to suspect she was a genius. She is the only actress who has yet to disappoint me. I wish she had kept her real name Lucille Lasueur. It suits her French looks much better. Crawford never loses her dignity, not even in a sordid drama. She makes tawdriness classy. This is also one of Chandler's most memorable roles.