The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clinch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
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.

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Cast

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter As: Norah Larkin
Richard Conte Richard Conte As: Casey Mayo
Ann Sothern Ann Sothern As: Crystal Carpenter
Raymond Burr Raymond Burr As: Harry Prebble
Jeff Donnell Jeff Donnell As: Sally Ellis
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clinch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 20 March 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: Blue Gardenia Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

Norah Larkin

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Casey Mayo

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Crystal Carpenter

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Harry Prebble

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Sally Ellis

Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Al

George Reeves

George Reeves

Sam Haynes

Ruth Storey

Ruth Storey

Rose Miller

Ray Walker

Ray Walker

Homer

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)

Directed By

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Emmett Emerson

Emmett Emerson

Assistant Director

Don McDougall

Don McDougall

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Alex Gottlieb

Alex Gottlieb

Producer

Maurie M. Suess

Maurie M. Suess

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Maria P. Donovan

Maria P. Donovan

Costume Designer

Gene Hibbs

Gene Hibbs

Makeup Artist

James R. Barker

James R. Barker

Makeup Artist

Izzy Berne

Izzy Berne

Costume Designer

Sound

Raoul Kraushaar

Raoul Kraushaar

Original Music Composer

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle

Music Arranger

Ben Winkler

Ben Winkler

Sound

Dave Kahn

Dave Kahn

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nicholas Musuraca

Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Daniel Hall

Daniel Hall

Art Direction

Other Crew

Willis Cook

Willis Cook

Special Effects

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