The Blue Dahlia
“Double dame trouble! Double-barrelled action!”
CrimeMystery
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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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
war veteranfemme fatalefilm noirframed for murderbrain injuryinnocent manadulterous wifewife cheating on husband
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