The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia

Movie·1953·1h 29m

The Blue Gardenia

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

Directed By

Fritz Lang

Country

United States of America

Language

English

CineAI Pitch

Why watch this?

Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.

// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Charles Hoffman

Producer

Alex Gottlieb

Cinematography

Nicholas Musuraca

Music

Raoul Kraushaar

Editor

Edward Mann

Themes

film noirclinch and kill

Production House

Blue Gardenia Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures

Audience Score

65%

102 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

Where to watch

Region: US

Streaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.

// cast

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

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

News Stand Dealer (uncredited)

Papa John Creach

Man Playing Violin (uncredited)

Mike Donovan

Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Alex Gottlieb

Producer

Edward Mann

Editor

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Charles Hoffman

Screenplay

Nicholas Musuraca

Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography

Raoul Kraushaar

Original Music Composer

Vera Caspary

Story

// more like this

You Might Like