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Summaries. An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife. When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death.
With an Academy Award-nominated screenplay by Raymond Chandler and actor Alan Ladd at his hard-hitting best, The Blue Dahlia is a first-rate film noir and one of the most intriguing crime dramas of the 1940s. The Blue Dahlia was the first original screenplay that
The Blue Dahlia, American film noir, released in 1946, that featured the popular pairing of actors Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. The screenplay was written by novelist Raymond Chandler, who earned an Academy Award nomination. Johnny Morrison (played by Ladd) is a no-nonsense American navy veteran.
B ased on the only original screenplay penned by hard-boiled novelist Raymond Chandler, George Marshall’s The Blue Dahlia tells the tale of Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd), a Navy officer just home from the war to an unfaithful, alcoholic wife (Doris Dowling) and a dead child.
The Blue Dahlia (1946) NR 04/16/1946 (US) Crime , Mystery 1h 36m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Double dame trouble! Double-barrelled action! Overview. 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. George Marshall. Director. Raymond Chandler. Screenplay. Reviews.
Nov 4, 2022 · The Blue Dahlia. By Richard Brody. November 4, 2022. This 1946 film noir, written by Raymond Chandler and directed by George Marshall, is a counterpart—and, by a few months, a predecessor—to...
About. The Blue Dahlia. DRAMA. Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in this film noir classic The Blue Dahlia displaying sizzling screen chemistry in their final movie together. A WWII veteran (Ladd) is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger (Lake).
