The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Blue Gardenia
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.
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Anne Baxter
as Norah Larkin
as Norah Larkin
Richard Conte
as Casey Mayo
as Casey Mayo
Ann Sothern
as Crystal Carpenter
as Crystal Carpenter
Raymond Burr
as Harry Prebble
as Harry Prebble
Jeff Donnell
as Sally Ellis
as Sally Ellis
Richard Erdman
as Al
as Al
George Reeves
as Sam Haynes
as Sam Haynes
Ruth Storey
as Rose Miller
as Rose Miller
Ray Walker
as Homer
as Homer
Nat King Cole
as Nat King Cole
as Nat King Cole
Fay Baker
as Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
as Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
Robert Bice
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
as Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
as Policewoman (uncredited)
as Policewoman (uncredited)
Edward Clark
as News Stand Dealer (uncredited)
as News Stand Dealer (uncredited)
Papa John Creach
as Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
as Man Playing Violin (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
as Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)
as Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Finn
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
as Assistant Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
as Assistant Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
Dolores Fuller
as Woman At Bar (uncredited)
as Woman At Bar (uncredited)
Alex Gottlieb
as Man (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
William Haade
as Patrolman Hopper (uncredited)
as Patrolman Hopper (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Nightclub Patron at Blue Gardenia (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron at Blue Gardenia (uncredited)
Victoria Horne
as Disturbed Woman w/Big Feet (uncredited)
as Disturbed Woman w/Big Feet (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Jess Kirkpatrick
as Detective (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
Frank Kreig
as Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
as Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
as Bill (uncredited)
as Bill (uncredited)
Tommy Lee
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky
as Mary (uncredited)
as Mary (uncredited)
Peggy McKim
as Sneezing Girl (uncredited)
as Sneezing Girl (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Passerby (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)
as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)
William Phipps
as Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)
as Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)
Joey Ray
as Prebble's Assistant (uncredited)
as Prebble's Assistant (uncredited)
Hugh Sanders
as 'Chronicle' Managing Editor (uncredited)
as 'Chronicle' Managing Editor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Police Recorder (uncredited)
as Police Recorder (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
Marjorie Stapp
as Policewoman (uncredited)
as Policewoman (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
as Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
as Drunken Sailor (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
as Blue Gardenia Waiter (uncredited)
as Blue Gardenia Waiter (uncredited)
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Raoul Kraushaar
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Charles Hoffman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Fritz Lang
Director
Director
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Producer
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Edward Mann
Editor
Editor
Maria P. Donovan
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Don McDougall
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Nelson Riddle
Music Arranger
Music Arranger
Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Ben Winkler
Sound
Sound
James R. Barker
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Vera Caspary
Story
Story
Daniel Hall
Art Direction
Art Direction
Maurie M. Suess
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Izzy Berne
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Willis Cook
Special Effects
Special Effects
Gene Hibbs
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Dave Kahn
Music
Music
