There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clinch-and-kill girl they called: 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.
The Blue Gardenia (1953) is a crime and mystery film directed by Fritz Lang, released on March 20, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern and Raymond Burr. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 104 ratings.
Anne Baxter
as Norah Larkin
Richard Conte
as Casey Mayo
Ann Sothern
as Crystal Carpenter
Raymond Burr
as Harry Prebble
Jeff Donnell
as Sally Ellis
Richard Erdman
as Al
George Reeves
as Sam Haynes
Ruth Storey
as Rose Miller
Ray Walker
as Homer
Nat King Cole
as Nat King Cole
Fay Baker
as Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)
Robert Bice
as Policeman (uncredited)
Directed by Fritz Lang, written by Charles Hoffman and Vera Caspary, produced by Alex Gottlieb.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 104 ratings.
A Letter to an Unknown Murderess. The Blue Gardenia is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted to screenplay by Charles Hoffman from the short story "Gardenia" written by Vera Caspary. It stars Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr and George Reeves. Music is by Raoul Kraushaar and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Norah Larkin (Baxter), after receiving some horrible news, ends up drunk and at the…
Reviewed on March 8, 2016
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The Blue Gardenia (1953) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Night Flight Plus, Cultpix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Troma NOW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Blue Gardenia (1953) includes Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr and Jeff Donnell. The film was directed by Fritz Lang. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Blue Gardenia was released on March 20, 1953 and runs for 1h 29m.
The Blue Gardenia (1953) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 104 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
