The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia (1946) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1946 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Marshall

Written By:
Raymond Chandler

Actors:
Alan Ladd ..... Johnny Morrison (Lt.Cmdr., ret.)/Jimmy Moore
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 (motel operator)
Don Costello ..... Leo
Will Wright ..... 'Dad' Newell
Frank Faylen ..... Man recommending a motel
Walter Sande ..... Heath (gangster)
Dick Elliott ..... Motor court owner (scenes deleted)

Synopsis:

This neat, fast-paced perfectly cast film noir reflects the hard-boiled, grim wit of the author of its screenplay, Raymond Chandler. Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns from the war to find his wife Helen (Doris Dowling) having a party and in the arms of another man. Johnny and Helen have a terrible fight, and later Helen is found dead. Johnny must prove his innocence and he enlists the aid of Joyce Haywood (Veronica Lake), the ex-wife of Helen's lover. Pursued by the cops, and never sure if he is being set-up for the murder, Johnny finally solves the murder and clears his name. Alan Ladd is at his hard-boiled, no-nonsense best as Johnny and Veronica Lake is, as always, the perfect noir femme-fatale, mysterious and alluring. Nicely directed by George Marshall, the film moves with great pace to an exciting, satisfying conclusion. The screenplay, the only one written by Chandler directly for the screen, was nominated for an Academy Award.

Ex-bomber pilot Johnny Morrison and his buddies George and Buzz (who, with a metal plate in his head, can't stand 'monkey music'), return from the war to their home town, Hollywood. In a rude homecoming, Johnny finds his wife Helen behaving like a tramp with oily nightclub owner Eddie Harwood. His marriage over, Johnny wanders off into the night, leaving his gun behind...and someone uses it to murder Helen. Dodging cops and seeking the real killer, Johnny is aided by blonde Joyce, who just happens to be the estranged wife of Eddie Harwood...

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