Blue Dahlia, The

1946

Discharged naval officer Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns to his wife, Helen (Doris Dowling), in Hollywood after fighting in the South Pacific, and with him are two military friends, George (Hugh Beaumont) and shell-shocked Buzz (William Bendix). Johnny is stunned to discover Helen's unfaithfulness with a local nightclub owner named Eddie (Howard Da Silva), who then breaks it off with her. When Helen is found murdered, everyone seems to have a motive.

LADD'S HOT TEMPTED BY TWO WOMEN...TO KISS ONE!... AND KILL THE OTHER ONE!! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - August 31, 1946 - all caps)

JBscale

Excellent

Film Detail

Genre

Crime - Drama

Length

1 hr. 40 mins.

US Theatrical Release

April 18, 1946

US Box Office

$2,700,000 (#5293 of 7074)

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.37:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Alan Ladd

Veronica Lake

William Bendix

Howard Da Silva

Doris Dowling

Tom Powers

Hugh Beaumont

Howard Freeman

Don Costello

Will Wright

Frank Faylen

Walter Sande

Directors

George Marshall

Producers

John Houseman

Writers

Raymond Chandler

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