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Beach House | Criterion
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Best Picture | 1946
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1946 | Ann
Best Writing Screenplay | 1946 | Ranald
Best Cinematography BlackandWhite | 1946
Best Actress | 1946 | Joan
Budget 1,453,000 USD
Box Office Collection 5,638,000 USD
Michael Curtiz was initially less than keen at working with Joan Crawford. Curtiz was soon won over by Crawford's dedication and hard work.
According to Ann Blyth, Joan Crawford instructed her to actually slap her in the staircase scene.
After seeing the film, James M. Cain sent Joan Crawford a signed first edition of the original novel. The inscription read: "To Joan Crawford, who brought Mildred Pierce to life just as I had always hoped she would be, and who has my lifelong gratitude."
The film's release was deliberately held back until September 1945 in the hopes that it would find a more sympathetic audience in a post-war atmosphere.
Monte's Beach House, used in the key opening scene and several others, was actually owned by the film's director, Michael Curtiz. It was built in 1929 and stood at 26652 Latigo Shore Dr. in Malibu. It collapsed into the ocean after a week of heavy storms in January 1983.
"Ida Corwin: [to Wally about his lustful looks in her direction] Leave something on me. I might catch cold."
"Veda Pierce: With this money I can get away from you. From you and your chickens and your pies and your kitchens and everything that smells of grease. I can get away from this shack with its cheap furniture. And this town and its dollar days, and its women that wear uniforms and its men that wear overalls."
