The Blue Gardenia (1953)
There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clutch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
Starring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern
Directed by Fritz Lang
Deeply distraught that her GI ex-boyfriend plans to marry another woman, Norah Larkin agrees to go out on a date with lothario Harry Prebble. Norah's drunken night out with Prebble ends in a hazily remembered confrontation and the next day a startling discovery: Harry has been murdered, and the police have found Norah's personal effects at the scene. Tipped off to the breaking news, reporter Casey Mayo invites Norah to tell her side of the story.
Runtime: 88 min.
Rating: 6.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama,Thriller
Keywords: noir
Cast
Norah Larkin
Casey Mayo
Crystal Carpenter
Harry Prebble
Sally Ellis
Police Capt. Sam Haynes
Rose Miller
Homer
Himself
Miss Stanley
Bill
Drunk Reporter
Mary
Cleaning Lady
Managing Editor of The Chronicle
Woman At Bar (uncredited)