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Cast
Joan Crawford
as Lynn Markham
Jeff Chandler
as Drummond Hall
Jan Sterling
as Amy Rawlinson
Cecil Kellaway
as Osbert Sorenson
Judith Evelyn
as Eloise Crandall
Charles Drake
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Natalie Schafer
as Queenie Sorenson
Stuart Randall
as Frankovitch
Marjorie Bennett
as Mrs. Murchison
Nan Boardman
as Mrs. Gomez (Uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1955
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Crime, Thriller
Votes37
DirectorJoseph Pevney
WritersRobert Hill, Richard Alan Simmons
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFemale on the Beach
About Female on the Beach
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.
Directed by Joseph Pevney, Female on the Beach leans on a strong ensemble — Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler, Jan Sterling — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1955.
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