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Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives.Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives.Moving into a beach house involves Lynn Markham in mystery, danger, and romance with a beach boy of dubious motives.
Nan Boardman
- Mrs. Gomez
- (uncredited)
Helene Heigh
- Cleaning Woman
- (uncredited)
James Hyland
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Judy Pine
- Woman at Beach
- (uncredited)
Jack Reitzen
- Boat Attendant
- (uncredited)
Romo Vincent
- Pete Gomez
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Hill
- Richard Alan Simmons
- Albert Zugsmith(unconfirmed) (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaShortly 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.
- GoofsThe type of doorbell that is featured prominently in Crawford's beach house, with four large chime tubes, in reality makes a very different sound than the doorbell sound effect that is heard on the soundtrack whenever the bell is rung.
- Crazy creditsThe main actors names, and the film's title are washed away by ocean waves.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)
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Fun and True to Its Genre
This film is a lot like an extended Perry Mason episode, which isn't surprising since it's from exactly the same era. I would add, also, that it's beautifully photographed in a noir style.
I have a friend who pointed out that the first half of the movie consists of Joan Crawford repeatedly throwing people out of her house, which is kind of fun to note; perhaps it's an indication of a bit of clumsiness in the script. One could also perhaps say that Crawford leans a bit too much on toughness in her characterization and not enough on the bewilderment the character would have felt as she unwittingly walks into the situation she finds herself in.
The film does keep the suspense going, though, in that it continues to fan the ambiguity of who the house's previous occupant (recently dead as the movie starts) really was and what her relationship was to the various supporting characters. The film is full of manipulative characters with mixed motives, so you find yourself drawing conclusions about the dead character, but then resisting those conclusions because it seems like you're being led to them by pretty slippery characters.
Overall, the film is definitely worth a look; sums up the type of movie Joan Crawford was best known for. To get a look at her lighter side, try "Love on the Run," one of a handful of comedies she did, in which she co-stars with Clark Gable.
I have a friend who pointed out that the first half of the movie consists of Joan Crawford repeatedly throwing people out of her house, which is kind of fun to note; perhaps it's an indication of a bit of clumsiness in the script. One could also perhaps say that Crawford leans a bit too much on toughness in her characterization and not enough on the bewilderment the character would have felt as she unwittingly walks into the situation she finds herself in.
The film does keep the suspense going, though, in that it continues to fan the ambiguity of who the house's previous occupant (recently dead as the movie starts) really was and what her relationship was to the various supporting characters. The film is full of manipulative characters with mixed motives, so you find yourself drawing conclusions about the dead character, but then resisting those conclusions because it seems like you're being led to them by pretty slippery characters.
Overall, the film is definitely worth a look; sums up the type of movie Joan Crawford was best known for. To get a look at her lighter side, try "Love on the Run," one of a handful of comedies she did, in which she co-stars with Clark Gable.
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- Feb 13, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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