The Blue Gardenia
United States • 1953
Director
Synopsis
Noir master Fritz Lang brings his hard-hitting style to this gripping thriller based on a short story by LAURA writer Vera Caspary. When LA switchboard operator Norah Larkin (Anne Baxter) is given the brush-off by her boyfriend on her birthday, she seeks solace in a rebound date with the caddish Harry Prebble (Raymond Burr). A drunken night ensues in which Norah fends off would be-rapist Prebble with a fireplace poker. But when she awakens to the news that Prebble is dead, Norah is left to wonder: did she do it?
Synopsis
Noir master Fritz Lang brings his hard-hitting style to this gripping thriller based on a short story by LAURA writer Vera Caspary. When LA switchboard operator Norah Larkin (Anne Baxter) is given the brush-off by her boyfriend on her birthday, she seeks solace in a rebound date with the caddish Harry Prebble (Raymond Burr). A drunken night ensues in which Norah fends off would be-rapist Prebble with a fireplace poker. But when she awakens to the news that Prebble is dead, Norah is left to wonder: did she do it?
Credits
Crew
DirectorFritz Lang
WriterCharles Hoffman
CinematographerNicholas Musuraca
ComposerRaoul Kraushaar, Dave Kahn
EditorEdward Mann
ProducerAlex Gottlieb