The Blue Dahlia (1946)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 16, 1946Release Date
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
1h 36m
Running Time
April 16, 1946Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Ladd
Johnny Morrison
Veronica Lake
Joyce Harwood
William Bendix
Buzz Wanchek
Howard Da Silva
Eddie Harwood
Doris Dowling
Helen Morrison
Tom Powers
Capt. Hendrickson
Hugh Beaumont
George Copeland
Howard Freeman
Corelli
Don Costello
Leo
Will Wright
'Dad' Newell
Frank Faylen
Man Recommending Motel
Walter Sande
Heath
Bea Allen
News Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Barris
Belhop (uncredited)
George Barton
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Waitress (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mae Busch
Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
DeAnza Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Anthony Caruso
Marine Corporal Playing Jukebox (uncredited)
Carmen Clifford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Cop in Prowl Car (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Gangster Car Driver (uncredited) / Stunts
Jay Eaton
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Clark Eggleston
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Brooke Evans
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Coctail Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Gustine
Doorman (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Soldier Picking Up Suitcase in Bus Station (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Mr. Hughes (Assistant Hotel Manager) (uncredited)
Charles Anthony Hughes
Detective Lt. Lloyd (uncredited)
Jerry James
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Roberta Jonay
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lucy Knoch
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Audrey Korn
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
'Wolf' at Bar (uncredited)
Leon Lombardo
Bellhop (uncredited)
John Marlin
Doorman (uncredited)
Vera Marshe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Charles Mayon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Bartender at Gus' (uncredited)
William Meader
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)
Mavis Murray
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Noel Neill
Nolie (Hatcheck Girl) (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
Man at Cavendish Apartments (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Police Stenographer (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Cop in George's Apartment (uncredited)
Ricky Ricardi
Man (uncredited)
Albert Ruiz
Photographer (uncredited)
George Sorel
Paul (Captain of Waiters) (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Bus Station Clerk (uncredited)
Henry Vroom
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Audrey Westphal
Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
Gloria Williams
Assistant Maid (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
Dick (Piano Player at Party) (uncredited)
Lawrence Young
Clerk (uncredited)
George Marshall
Director
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Edith Head
Costume Design / Costumer
Raymond Chandler
Screenplay
Victor Young
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Glen Alden
Assistant Makeup Artist
Web Overlander
Assistant Makeup Artist
Gertrude Reade
Hairstylist
Darrell Turnmire
Grip
Robert Emmett Dolan
Additional Music
Harry Simeone
Additional Music
LaPrele Hall
Script Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist / Sound Editor
Joel Moss
Sound Recordist
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
James M. Walters Sr.
Set Decoration
John Houseman
Producer
Robert Mayo
Casting
Faye Chaney
Makeup Artist
Leonora Sabine
Hair Supervisor
Roy Burns
Unit Manager
Andrew J. Durkus
Assistant Production Manager
Tex Harris
Second Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
James A. Rosenberger
Second Assistant Director
Carlton Coleman
Props
Patrick Delany
Props
Ross Dowd
Set Dresser
Jim Miller
Sound Recordist
Barney Wolff
Special Effects
Paul Franz
Sound Engineer
Neal Beckner
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
James Hawley
Assistant Camera
Jack Koffman
Still Photographer
Bob Rogers
Electrician
Stanley Williams
Gaffer
John A. Anderson
Wardrobe Designer
Florence Lyons
Wardrobe Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 16, 1946
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Box Office$2,750,000
Filming LocationsMalibu · Santa Monica, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
femme fatale
framed for murder
noir
war veteran
brain injury
innocent man
adulterous wife
wife cheating on husband
Wiki.
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler directed by George Marshall and starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. It was Chandler's first original screenplay.
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