The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia

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In Los Angeles, on the day of her birthday, the telephone operator Norah Larkin decides to celebrate dining alone at home, with the picture of her beloved fiancé, a soldier overseas, and reading his last letter to her. In the letter, he tells her that he met an Army nurse stationed in Japan and plans to marry her. Norah, completely upset, accepts a blind date with the Don Juan and photographer of calendar girls, Harry Prebble. They go to the Blue Gardenia Club, and Norah dri... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Blue Gardenia:

Anne Baxter
Richard Conte
Ann Sothern
Raymond Burr
Jeff Donnell
Richard Erdman

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In Los Angeles, on the day of her birthday, the telephone operator Norah Larkin decides to celebrate dining alone at home, with the picture of her beloved fiancé, a soldier overseas, and reading his last letter to her. In the letter, he tells her that he met an Army nurse stationed in Japan and plans to marry her. Norah, completely upset, accepts a blind date with the Don Juan and photographer of calendar girls, Harry Prebble. They go to the Blue Gardenia Club, and Norah drinks six strong cocktails, Polynesian Pearl Divers, and gets very, very drunk. Harry takes her to his apartment and tries to force Norah to have sex, and she grabs a fireplace poker to fend off Harry. On the next morning, she wakes up in her apartment with her two roommates, but she cannot remember what happened. When she reads the newspaper, she finds that Harry is dead and the police have her handkerchief, her high heels, and her blue gardenia, and they are trying to locate the woman who killed the famous wolf Harry. When she reads in the newspaper that the journalist Casey Mayo is offering his support, as well as his newspaper's, in exchange for an exclusive interview, Norah decides to call him.

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Variety - 9/10 by Variety StaffA stock story and handling keep The Blue Gardenia from being anything more than a regulation mystery melodrama.
New York Times - 8/10 by Bosley CrowtherThe weakness in this case clearly lies in a script by Charles Hoffman, which is hackneyed and tedious from beginning to end.
Goatdog's Movies - 6/10 by Michael W. Phillips, Jr.Rent it as an example of a film noir that strayed from the formula, not as a really great film.
Senses of Cinema - 6/10 by Sam Ishii-GonzalesLang manages to make Blue Gardenia his own, and he does so not by transcending the banality of the material but by giving this banality a thematic (dare I say, philosophical) significance.
User Review - 10/10 by Sara Cit's really good. i watched it in class and by the end i was really glad i'd taken the class--for that and other reasons. it's just incredible. the performances are incredible; it's got raymond burr; the main character's head is a little too big but other than that, yeah. if you want i can forward you my final paper on it.
User Review - 10/10 by Yves Leven with an ending that strains credibility (and it does just to fit the bullshit thing of the Hayes Code), it's one of the great noirs of the 50's. and it's got Nat King Cole!
User Review - 10/10 by Corey MThis is one of Fritz Lang best hollywood movies.
User Review - 10/10 by Steve HVery good suspense drama with a strong performance by Anne Baxter. Like much of Lang's work, it is inspired by a real crime story.
User Review - 10/10 by David HExcellent Film Noir with a Tricky Turn, Avantgarde Cinematography & a Stylish Atmosphere
User Review - 10/10 by Eileen MAn incredible film. Raymond Burr once again steals the film with his pre-Perry Mason roles. However, Richard Conte is great as the hero. The film is a nice switch, this time spotlighting the female characters instead of the male.

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