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The Blue Gardenia (1953)

March 20, 1953 (US) Crime, Mystery • 89m

Overview

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

Director

Fritz Lang

Top Billed

Anne Baxter

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter

Norah Larkin

Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern

Crystal Carpenter

Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr

Harry Prebble

Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell

Sally Ellis

Ruth Storey
Ruth Storey

Rose Miller

Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Fay Baker
Fay Baker

Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)

Robert Bice
Robert Bice

Policeman (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake

Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)

Lela Bliss
Lela Bliss

Miss Stanley (uncredited)

Gail Bonney
Gail Bonney

Policewoman (uncredited)

Edward Clark
Edward Clark

News Stand Dealer (uncredited)

Papa John Creach
Papa John Creach

Man Playing Violin (uncredited)

Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan

Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson

Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

Sam Finn
Sam Finn

Photographer (uncredited)

Elizabeth Flournoy
Elizabeth Flournoy

Assistant Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)

Dolores Fuller
Dolores Fuller

Woman At Bar (uncredited)

Alex Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb

Man (uncredited)

William Haade
William Haade

Patrolman Hopper (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron at Blue Gardenia (uncredited)

Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne

Disturbed Woman w/Big Feet (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Jess Kirkpatrick
Jess Kirkpatrick

Detective (uncredited)

Frank Kreig
Frank Kreig

Drunken Reporter (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt

Bill (uncredited)

Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee

Waiter (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky
Celia Lovsky

Mary (uncredited)

Peggy McKim
Peggy McKim

Sneezing Girl (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor

Passerby (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Information Desk Guard (uncredited)

William Phipps
William Phipps

Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)

Joey Ray
Joey Ray

Prebble's Assistant (uncredited)

Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders

'Chronicle' Managing Editor (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre

Police Recorder (uncredited)

Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions

Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne

Doctor (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Carl Sklover

Photographer (uncredited)

Marjorie Stapp
Marjorie Stapp

Policewoman (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland

Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent
Sailor Vincent

Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Blue Gardenia Waiter (uncredited)

Crew
Raoul Kraushaar
Raoul Kraushaar

Original Music Composer

Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography

Don McDougall
Don McDougall

Script Supervisor

Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle

Music Arranger

Emmett Emerson
Emmett Emerson

Assistant Director

James R. Barker
James R. Barker

Makeup Artist

Maurie M. Suess
Maurie M. Suess

Production Supervisor

Willis Cook
Willis Cook

Special Effects

Gene Hibbs
Gene Hibbs

Makeup Artist

Dave Kahn
Dave Kahn

Additional Music

Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

Maria P. Donovan
Maria P. Donovan

Wardrobe Designer

Izzy Berne
Izzy Berne

Wardrobe Designer



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 6.5/10

March 8, 2016

A Letter to an Unknown Murderess.

The Blue Gardenia is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted to screenplay by Charles Hoffman from the short story "Gardenia" written by Vera Caspary. It stars Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr and George Reeves. Music is by Raoul Kraushaar and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca.

Norah Larkin (Baxter), after receiving some horrible news, ends up drunk and at the mercy of a Lothario in his … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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