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The Blue Gardenia (1953)

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

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Fritz Lang
Writer : Charles Hoffman

Synopsis

A telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may be a murderess.

Actors

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
Lela Bliss
Lela Bliss
Miss Stanley
Norman Leavitt
Norman Leavitt
Bill
Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
Drunk Reporter
Celia Lovsky
Celia Lovsky
Mary
Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions
Cleaning Lady
Hugh Sanders
Hugh Sanders
Managing Editor of The Chronicle
Dolores Fuller
Dolores Fuller
Woman At Bar (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Crews

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Director
Charles Hoffman
Charles Hoffman
Screenplay
Alex Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Raoul Kraushaar
Raoul Kraushaar
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Edward Mann
Edward Mann
Editor
Vera Caspary
Vera Caspary
Story
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Music Arranger
Maurie M. Suess
Maurie M. Suess
Production Supervisor
Daniel Hall
Daniel Hall
Art Direction
Emmett Emerson
Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director
Don McDougall
Don McDougall
Script Supervisor
Gene Hibbs
Gene Hibbs
Makeup Artist
James R. Barker
James R. Barker
Makeup Artist
Maria Donovan
Maria Donovan
Costume Designer
Izzy Berne
Izzy Berne
Costume Designer
Willis Cook
Willis Cook
Special Effects
Ben Winkler
Ben Winkler
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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