The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946 · 96 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (133 votes)
Dir. George Marshall · Starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Tom Powers · Music Victor Young

Double dame trouble! Double-barrelled action!

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Soon after a veteran's return from war his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

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A smoky, rain-slicked L.A. night. Shadows stretch long as a war vet navigates a labyrinth of deceit, double-crosses, and a dangerously alluring femme fatale. Every corner hides a threat in this cynical, hardboiled mystery.

grittytensecynicalmelancholicsteadyclassic film noirblack-and-whitehardboiledbetrayalpost-war disillusionmentjealousyclass struggle
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femme fatalefilm noirframed for murder
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