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The Woman on the Beach (1947)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 17, 2022
Yes, this movie is a mess: confusing dialogue, incomprehensible character development, choppy plot development, and some truly unfortunate music choices. But there are three good reasons to still watch Jean Renoir’s curious noir, my choice for the Classic Movie Blog Association Fun in the Sun! read more
On The Beach (1959): Peck, Gardner, Astaire, Perkins, and Apocalypse
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 28, 2020
I recall my dad sharing a recollection about On The Beach. Back when it came out he went to the drive-in with his family, and they took in the movie. He fell asleep part of the way through only to wake up and the movie was still going. While not necessarily a profound observation, the film is unequ read more
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 1, 2018
The Woman on the Beach is ripe with subject matter that feels akin to Jean Renoir as much as any Hollywood picture possibly could be. Since the beach, in his specific case, initially evokes not the California coasts but the shores that might have so easily cropped up in the paintings of his renowne read more
On the beach, but not a Bathing Beauty
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 16, 2015
Carole Lombard is in that pic, fifth from left, taken sometime in 1928 during work on one of Mack Sennett's comedy shorts. Lombard apparently wasn't scheduled to appear in swimwear that day, as she's wearing a horizontally-striped sweater and skirt. Sennett himself is at far right, in a white hat.Ot read more
On the beach, but not a Bathing Beauty
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 16, 2015
Carole Lombard is in that pic, fifth from left, taken sometime in 1928 during work on one of Mack Sennett's comedy shorts. Lombard apparently wasn't scheduled to appear in swimwear that day, as she's wearing a horizontally-striped sweater and skirt. Sennett himself is at far right, in a white hat.Ot read more
Musical Monday: The Girls on the Beach (1965)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 20, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Girls on the Beach” read more
Book vs. Film: On the Beach
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Aug 7, 2013
In 1957, Nevil Shute published his 21st novel, On the Beach. The story had originally appeared as a four-part story in a London periodical, being bound up into a single edition later that year along with new material that wasn’t included in the original stories.
Set in the then-future of 1964, read more
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 22, 2013
(Image: Noir of the Week)
Scott (Robert Ryan) has been having frequent nightmares, and he’s sure that these nightmares mean one thing: he’s losing his mind.
In order to maintain some sense of normalcy in his waking hours, Scott proposes to Eve (Nan Leslie), a nice young woman who works a read more
Woman on the Beach(1947)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 12, 2010
The Woman on the Beach (1947). film noir directed by Jean Renoir.Cast: Robert Ryan, Joan Bennett and Charles Bickford.
After waking up from a nightmare, Lieutenant Scott Burnett, becomes curious about the woman on the beach, named Peggy Butler, a married woman he sees on his daily patrol read more
Male on the Beach
Café Muscato Posted by Muscato on Jan 10, 2009
Monty may have been a troubled boy, but he sure did good things for beachwear...Sadly, now that I am a stout middle-aged personage, this is no longer the effect I create à la plage. I have, in fact, in recent seasons (and given local styles) even considered the dread caftan, that signifier of elde read more