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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
Film-Noir /
Mystery /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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George Marshall
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Actors:
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Alan Ladd,
Will Wright,
Veronica Lake,
Howard Freeman,
Don Costello,
William Bendix,
Howard Da Silva,
Doris Dowling,
Tom Powers,
Hugh Beaumont
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Duration:
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96 min.
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Rating:
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(7.2/10)92
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Plot Summary:
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Ex-bomber guide Johnny Morrison and his buddies George and Talk (who, with a metal plate in his crumpet, can't counter "victim music"), return from the fighting to their home town, Hollywood. In a rude homecoming, Johnny finds his wife Helen behaving like a walk with oily nightclub possessor Eddie Harwood. His affiliation over, Johnny wanders off into the night, leaving his gun behind...and someone uses it to butcher Helen. Dodging cops and seeking the truthful slayer, Johnny is aided by blonde Joyce, who just happens to be the estranged wife of Eddie Harwood...
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The Blue Dahlia
This Raymond Chandler-scripted slice of film noir may arrange been a whit overshadowed by Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep (released in the same year) but merits viewing nonetheless. Ladd stars as Johnny Morrison, a disillusioned ex-servicemen who discovers the infidelities of his helpmate (Dowling) - he catches her kissing Eddie Harwood (De Silva), owner of the Blue Dahlia club - on the anyway tenebrosity that she is murdered with his gun. Naturally he becomes prime suspect in the killing, not least because he'd pulled his gun on her in advance walking away. Unexpected advise comes in the shape of Joyce Harwood (a sultry Lake), a dame with a surprising union to the waste - she's Eddie's ex as a service to starters. She lends a detect of attract...
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