The Blue Gardenia
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)