Rent The Woman on the Beach (1947)
3.4 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 8min
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- Synopsis:
A traumatized war veteran, Lt Scott Burnett (Robert Ryan), meets a strange and tormented couple living in an isolated beach house. Tod Butler (Charles Bickford) is a once-famous artist who is now blind, bitter and intensely jealous after an assault by his wife. Peggy Butler (Joan Bennett) is a passionate and wayward woman who stays with her husband out of guilt - but soon falls for the charms of the handsome Burnett. Burnett spurns his fiancee (Nan Leslie) to start an affair with Peggy - while her blind husband remains oblivious. Or does he? Burnett starts to suspect that the artist is faking his blindness and, as passions rise, one of the tortured characters begins to have thoughts of murder... - Actors:
- Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford, Nan Leslie, Walter Sande, Irene Ryan, Glen Vernon, Frank Darien, Jay Norris
- Directors:
- Jean Renoir
- Producers:
- Jack J. Gross
- Writers:
- Frank Davis, Jean Renoir, J.R. Michael Hogan, Mitchell Wilson
- Studio:
- Odeon Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, The Instant Expert's Guide to Jean Renoir
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Score crazy - The Woman on the Beach review by RhysH
This starts out with an amazing pedigree, directed by Jean Renoir with a score by Hans Eisler. It is, however, the Eisler score that dominates,every kiss is underscored by climactic orchestration. The performances by Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan and Charles Bickford are excellent if somewhat weakened by a nebulous script.
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