The Blue Dahlia
Double dame trouble! Double-barrelled action!
1946 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | George Marshall |
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| Writer: | Raymond Chandler |
| Staring: |
| Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 16, 1946 |
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| Director: | George Marshall |
| Writer: | Raymond Chandler |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | war veteran, femme fatale, film noir, framed for murder, brain injury, innocent man, adulterous wife, wife cheating on husband |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,750,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Ladd | Johnny Morrison |
| Veronica Lake | Joyce Harwood |
| William Bendix | Buzz Wanchek |
| Howard Da Silva | Eddie Harwood |
| Doris Dowling | Helen Morrison |
| Tom Powers | Capt. Hendrickson |
| Hugh Beaumont | George Copeland |
| Howard Freeman | Corelli |
| Don Costello | Leo |
| Will Wright | "Dad" Newell |
| Frank Faylen | Man Recommending Motel |
| Walter Sande | Heath |
| Bea Allen | News Clerk (uncredited) |
| Harry Barris | Belhop (uncredited) |
| George Barton | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Nina Borget | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Mae Busch | Jenny (Maid) (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | DeAnza Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Anthony Caruso | Marine Corporal Playing Jukebox (uncredited) |
| Carmen Clifford | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Rube Clifford | Plainclothes Cop (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | Cop in Prowl Car (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Gangster Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Jay Eaton | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Clark Eggleston | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Brooke Evans | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Coctail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Gustine | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Eddie Hall | Soldier Picking Up Suitcase in Bus Station (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Harry Hayden | Mr. Hughes (Assistant Hotel Manager) (uncredited) |
| Charles Anthony Hughes | Detective Lt. Lloyd (uncredited) |
| Jerry James | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Stan Johnson | Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| Roberta Jonay | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Lucy Knoch | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Audrey Korn | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Perc Launders | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Arthur Loft | "Wolf" at Bar (uncredited) |
| Leon Lombardo | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| John Marlin | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Vera Marshe | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Mayon | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Matt McHugh | Bartender at Gus' (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James Millican | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Mavis Murray | Hatcheck Girl (uncredited) |
| Noel Neill | Nolie (Hatcheck Girl) (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Man at Cavendish Apartments (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Police Stenographer (uncredited) |
| Ed Randolph | Cop in George's Apartment (uncredited) |
| Ricky Ricardi | Man (uncredited) |
| Albert Ruiz | Photographer (uncredited) |
| George Sorel | Paul (Captain of Waiters) (uncredited) |
| Beverly Thompson | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | Bus Station Clerk (uncredited) |
| Henry Vroom | Master Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Audrey Westphal | Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gloria Williams | Assistant Maid (uncredited) |
| Dick Winslow | Dick (Piano Player at Party) (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Young | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
| Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Joel Moss | Sound Recordist |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist, Sound Editor |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| James M. Walters Sr. | Set Decoration |
| Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| John A. Anderson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Florence Lyons | Wardrobe Designer |
| Leonora Sabine | Hair Supervisor |
| Robert Mayo | Casting |
| Neal Beckner | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| James Hawley | Assistant Camera |
| George Parrish | Orchestrator |
| Carlton Coleman | Props |
| Tex Harris | Second Assistant Director |
| James A. Rosenberger | Second Assistant Director |
| Patrick Delany | Props |
| Bob Rogers | Electrician |
| George Thomas Jr. | Publicist |
| Paul Franz | Sound Engineer |
| Stanley E. Johnson | Assistant Editor |
| Faye Chaney | Makeup Artist |
| Roy Burns | Unit Manager |
| Ross Dowd | Set Dresser |
| Barney Wolff | Special Effects |
| Jack Koffman | Still Photographer |
| Andrew J. Durkus | Assistant Production Manager |
| Jim Miller | Sound Recordist |
| Jimmie Dundee | Stunts |
| Stanley Williams | Gaffer |
| Glen Alden | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Web Overlander | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Gertrude Reade | Hairstylist |
| Darrell Turnmire | Grip |
| Robert Emmett Dolan | Additional Music |
| Harry Simeone | Additional Music |
| LaPrele Hall | Script Supervisor |
| George Marshall | Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design, Costumer |
| Victor Young | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Raymond Chandler | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Houseman | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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