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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.5 / 100
1955·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 37m

FEMALE ON THE BEACH

“She was TOO HUNGRY FOR LOVE... to care where she found it!”

Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her 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.

Above the Line
Joseph Pevney·DirectorRobert Hill·ScreenplayRichard Alan Simmons·ScreenplayCharles Lang·Director of PhotographyHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerRussell F. Schoengarth·Editor
Cast
Joan Crawford·Lynn MarkhamJeff Chandler·Drummond HallJan Sterling·Amy RawlinsonCecil Kellaway·Osbert SorensonJudith Evelyn·Eloise CrandallCharles Drake·Police Lieutenant GalleyNatalie Schafer·Queenie SorensonStuart Randall·FrankovitchMarjorie Bennett·Mrs. MurchisonNan Boardman·Mrs. Gomez (Uncredited)
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 3
Joseph Pevney·DirectorPhil Bowles·Assistant DirectorJohn Sherwood·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Robert Hill·ScreenplayRichard Alan Simmons·ScreenplayRobert Hill·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Charles Lang·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Russell F. Schoengarth·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Heinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerHerman Stein·Original Music ComposerRobert Pritchard·SoundLeslie I. Carey·SoundJoseph Gershenson·Music SupervisorEthmer Roten·Musician
Art & Design· 8
Robert Clatworthy·Art DirectionSheila O'Brien·Costume DesignAlexander Golitzen·Art DirectionEd Case·PropsJack Kevan·Makeup ArtistOliver Emert·Set DecorationRussell A. Gausman·Set DecorationBud Westmore·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Albert Zugsmith·ProducerLew Leary·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Jason Lindsey·Dialogue CoachJoan St. Oegger·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
67.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#E3B191
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Mood
Romantic, Intimate
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“A man and a woman are lying on a beach. The man is on top of the woman, kissing her. He has gray hair and is wearing gray shorts. The woman has red hair and is ”

romance
Key Elements
ManWomanBeachSun
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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