Joan Bennett Robert Ryan In " The Woman On The Beach " 1946 RKO Jean Renoir
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:38529312 |
Joan Bennett * Robert Ryan * Charles Bickford in "The Woman On The Beach" RKO 1946 14 x 11 Lobby card is in very good condition!!!!... minor wear around edges (see photos)....... While others like Fritz Lang excelled with dark, socially conscious thrillers, Renoir only made one bona fide contribution, 1947's Woman on the Beach for RKO. Lang's frequent noir muse, Joan Bennett (from The Woman in the Window, 1945, Scarlet Street, 1...945, and the underrated Man Hunt, 1941), assumed the female lead as Peggy Butler, a married woman whose beachside idyll captivates traumatized WWII Coast Guard vet Scott Burnett (Clash by Night's [1952] Robert Ryan) - who's engaged to another woman. Peggy's blind husband, Tod Butler (Charles Bickford), a respected painter, is unaware of their attraction and enjoys the former soldier's presence; however, the married couple's relationship seems quite perverse considering Peggy was responsible for his blindness - which Scott believes may not be quite as incapacitating as appearances indicate.
Originally slated as a tantalizing project for famous horror producer Val Lewton under the title Desirable Woman (and loosely based on the Mitchell Wilson potboiler None So Blind), Woman on the Beach became Renoir's fifth and final American film when he was brought on at the request of Bennett. The cast went through several changes, with George Brent originally slated as the lead before Ryan came on board. As the prestige value escalated both behind and in front of the camera, the film evolved from a quickie programmer to an A-list project.
Also listed Hedy Lamarr SIGNED, Clark Gable, Loretta Young SIGNED, John Garfield, Lana Turner, Doris Day, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Carole Lombard, Robert Mitchum SIGNED, Ronald Reagan SIGNED & other Hollywood Items!!Thanks for looking and happy biddingCombine postage offered on all items
00592
Originally slated as a tantalizing project for famous horror producer Val Lewton under the title Desirable Woman (and loosely based on the Mitchell Wilson potboiler None So Blind), Woman on the Beach became Renoir's fifth and final American film when he was brought on at the request of Bennett. The cast went through several changes, with George Brent originally slated as the lead before Ryan came on board. As the prestige value escalated both behind and in front of the camera, the film evolved from a quickie programmer to an A-list project.
Also listed Hedy Lamarr SIGNED, Clark Gable, Loretta Young SIGNED, John Garfield, Lana Turner, Doris Day, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Carole Lombard, Robert Mitchum SIGNED, Ronald Reagan SIGNED & other Hollywood Items!!Thanks for looking and happy biddingCombine postage offered on all items
00592
