The Female On The Beach
Posted: December 27th, 2012, 1:21 pm
Spoiler
I discovered this 1950s Joan Crawford film by accident, but despite others saying the movie was trashy I rather enjoyed it. At 51,I thought Joan was both outstanding and beautiful in the film. particulary when donning shorts, as the middle-aged cold hearted woman, whose heart was melted by con-man with a consience Jeff Chandler.
Like a lot of movies of the period, the female lead is wearing trousers when she has to run for her life. (Midnight Lace with Doris Day is an example) In Joan's case she's running away from her new husband Chandler, whom she believes is trying to kill her, and ends up swimming along the pier in front of her beach house.
The film reminds me of Hitchcock's Suspicion where Joan Fontaine believes her new husband is trying to kill her, it's the same here with Joan and Jeff Chandler. However, I won't give the rest of the plot away
It's also interesting to see the 51-year-old Joan look so convincing as the girlfriend and wife of Chandler, who was 35-years-of age. That reminded me of Jean Arthur and William Holden in Arizona
I discovered this 1950s Joan Crawford film by accident, but despite others saying the movie was trashy I rather enjoyed it. At 51,I thought Joan was both outstanding and beautiful in the film. particulary when donning shorts, as the middle-aged cold hearted woman, whose heart was melted by con-man with a consience Jeff Chandler.
Like a lot of movies of the period, the female lead is wearing trousers when she has to run for her life. (Midnight Lace with Doris Day is an example) In Joan's case she's running away from her new husband Chandler, whom she believes is trying to kill her, and ends up swimming along the pier in front of her beach house.
The film reminds me of Hitchcock's Suspicion where Joan Fontaine believes her new husband is trying to kill her, it's the same here with Joan and Jeff Chandler. However, I won't give the rest of the plot away
It's also interesting to see the 51-year-old Joan look so convincing as the girlfriend and wife of Chandler, who was 35-years-of age. That reminded me of Jean Arthur and William Holden in Arizona