The Woman on the Beach

The Woman on the Beach
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean Renoir
Screenplay byFrank Davis
Jean Renoir
Michael Hogan
Based onNone So Blind
1945 novel
by Mitchell Wilson
Produced byJack J. Gross
Will Price
StarringJoan Bennett
Robert Ryan
Charles Bickford
CinematographyLeo Tover
Harry J. Wild
Edited byLyle Boyer
Roland Gross
Music byHanns Eisler
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • June 7, 1947 (1947-06-07) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Woman on the Beach is a 1947 American film noir[2] directed by Jean Renoir and starring Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, and Charles Bickford. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is a love triangle drama about Scott, a conflicted U.S. Coast Guard officer (Ryan), and his pursuit of Peggy, a married woman (Bennett). Peggy is married to Tod, a blind former artist (Bickford).

  1. ^ "The Woman on the Beach: Detail View". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, film listed as film noir #485 on page 196, 1984. Jefferson, N.C. & London: McFarland Publishing. ISBN 0-89950-103-6.