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The Blue Dahlia

An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.

Director

George Marshall

Year

Genre

crime, film-noir, mystery

Box Office

$2,700,000

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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Johnny Morrison

Joyce Harwood

Buzz Wanchek

Eddie Harwood

Howard Da Silva

Helen Morrison

Capt. Hendrickson

George Copeland

Corelli

Leo

'Dad' Newell

Man Recommending a Motel

Heath

News Clerk

Bellhop

Cab Driver

Bar Patron

Restaurant Patron

Mexican Waitress

Nightclub Patron

Restaurant Patron

George Bruggeman

Jenny - Maid

DeAnza Hotel Clerk

George M. Carleton

Bus Driver

Marine Corporal Playing Jukebox

Carmen - Party Guest

Carmen Clifford

Plainclothes Cop

Jack Rube Clifford

Cop in Prowl Car

Driver of Gangster Car

Bar Patron

Elevator Operator

Clark Eggleston

Cocktail Party Guest

Cocktail Party Guest

Nightclub Patron

Cab Driver

Cocktail Party Guest

Doorman

Soldier Picking Up Suitcase in Bus Station

Restaurant Patron

Mr. Hughes - Assistant Hotel Manager

Detective Lt. Lloyd

Charles Anthony Hughes

Cocktail Party Guest

Naval Officer

Hotel Clerk

Cocktail Party Guest

Cocktail Party Guest

Hotel Clerk

'Wolf' at Bar

Mexican Bellhop

Doorman

Friendly Blonde at Party

Charlie - Party Guest

Bartender at Gus's

Cocktail Party Guest

Photographer

Hatcheck Girl

Nolie - Hatcheck Girl

Man at Cavendish Apartments

William J. O'Brien

Police Stenographer

Franklin Parker

Cop in George's Apartment

Minor Role

Photographer

Paul - Captain of Waiters

Beverly - Party Guest

Beverly Thompson

Bus Station Clerk

Master Sergeant

Cocktail Party Guest

Audrey Westphal

Assistant Maid

Gloria Williams

Dick - Piano Player at Party

Clerk

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Joyce Harwood Johnny Morrison Leo Man Recommending A Motel Buzz Wanchek Helen Morrison George Copeland 'dad' Newell Mr. Hughes, Assistant Hotel Manager Eddie Harwood Captain Hendrickson

Hey, fellas, give a look.
How about that good-bye drink, Johnny? - The Blue Dahlia

Hey, fellas, give a look. How about that good-bye drink, Joh...

Bourbon straight with a bourbon chaser - The Blue Dahlia

Bourbon straight with a bourbon chaser

- Yes, sir?
- Bourbon straight with a bourbon chaser. - The Blue Dahlia

- Yes, sir? - Bourbon straight with a bourbon chaser.

Got to have that monkey music in here? - The Blue Dahlia

Got to have that monkey music in here?

Somebody call me a monkey? - The Blue Dahlia

Somebody call me a monkey?

- Take care of our boy, George.
- You bet I will. - The Blue Dahlia

- Take care of our boy, George. - You bet I will.

- He don't sound very happy, somehow.
- No. - The Blue Dahlia

- He don't sound very happy, somehow. - No.

- Mrs Morrison, please.
- What name shall I say? - The Blue Dahlia

- Mrs Morrison, please. - What name shall I say?

Some fun, huh? - The Blue Dahlia

- I think I better breeze.
- Why? - The Blue Dahlia

- I think I better breeze. - Why?

That all you've got to tell us So far it is - The Blue Dahlia

That all you've got to tell us So far it is

I'd have thought Dickey's death would have made a little more difference - The Blue Dahlia

I'd have thought Dickey's death would have made a...

What are you doing? - The Blue Dahlia

What are you doing?

I take all the drinks I like - The Blue Dahlia

I take all the drinks I like

Well, why don't you answer it? - The Blue Dahlia

Well, why don't you answer it?

Hello? - The Blue Dahlia

- The boys found an apartment.
- Yes? - The Blue Dahlia

- The boys found an apartment. - Yes?

That's what I ought to do. - The Blue Dahlia

That's what I ought to do.

Line, please. - The Blue Dahlia

Quiet in there. Quiet! I got a sick baby! - The Blue Dahlia

Quiet in there. Quiet! I got a sick baby!

- Yes, sir?
- Is Mrs Morrison in? - The Blue Dahlia

- Yes, sir? - Is Mrs Morrison in?

I'm sorry, Mrs Morrison isn't in. - The Blue Dahlia

I'm sorry, Mrs Morrison isn't in.

Go pick yourself an orchid - The Blue Dahlia

Go pick yourself an orchid

I'll buy you a drink some rainy night - The Blue Dahlia

I'll buy you a drink some rainy night

- Good evening, Mr Harwood.
- Good evening, Melanie. - The Blue Dahlia

- Good evening, Mr Harwood. - Good evening, Melanie.

Just don't get too complicated - The Blue Dahlia

Just don't get too complicated

Yeah? - The Blue Dahlia

Hello, baby. I was just gonna call you. - The Blue Dahlia

Hello, baby. I was just gonna call you.

You could get wetter if you lie down in the gutter - The Blue Dahlia

You could get wetter if you lie down in the gutter

Well, you could get wetter
if you lay down in the gutter. - The Blue Dahlia

Well, you could get wetter if you lay down in the gutter.

You ought to have more sense than to take chances with strangers like this - The Blue Dahlia

You ought to have more sense than to take chances with...

You ought to have more sense than to take chances with strangers like this - The Blue Dahlia

You ought to have more sense than to take chances with...

But nothing seems funny to me tonight - The Blue Dahlia

But nothing seems funny to me tonight

Well, for Pete's sake,
you might at least say something. - The Blue Dahlia

Well, for Pete's sake, you might at least say something...

I'd better telephone my friends
or they'll think something's happened. - The Blue Dahlia

I'd better telephone my friends or they'll think s...

You've never seen me before tonight - The Blue Dahlia

You've never seen me before tonight

Been dead for hours - The Blue Dahlia

Been dead for hours

Helena! - The Blue Dahlia

- What happened to Malibu?
- I guess it's where we left it. - The Blue Dahlia

- What happened to Malibu? - I guess it's where we left...

- It's nice after the rain, isn't it?
- Uh-huh. - The Blue Dahlia

- It's nice after the rain, isn't it? - Uh-huh.

We don't go anywhere.
We said good-bye last night. - The Blue Dahlia

We don't go anywhere. We said good-bye last night.

Am I under suspicion - The Blue Dahlia

Am I under suspicion

Hello, George? - The Blue Dahlia

Have these men driven back
to their apartment. Bring in that Newell. - The Blue Dahlia

Have these men driven back to their apartment. Bring in that...

Any chance for a room here? - The Blue Dahlia

Any chance for a room here?

- You call this dump a hotel?
- That's what the sign said. - The Blue Dahlia

- You call this dump a hotel? - That's what the sign sa...

How often do they change the fleas - The Blue Dahlia

How often do they change the fleas

- That'll be 10 for us, too.
- What? - The Blue Dahlia

- That'll be 10 for us, too. - What?

You still want that room - The Blue Dahlia

You still want that room

Drink I don't mind if I do - The Blue Dahlia

Drink I don't mind if I do

Nice. - The Blue Dahlia

- How much do they pay you over there?
- Twenty-eight a week and found. - The Blue Dahlia

- How much do they pay you over there? - Twenty-eight a week...

I guess I better be goin' - The Blue Dahlia

I guess I better be goin'

Hello, Eddie. - The Blue Dahlia

I know I've got lots of faults - The Blue Dahlia

I know I've got lots of faults

Take me to the mezzanine, please. - The Blue Dahlia

Take me to the mezzanine, please.

Mr Harwood, please.
Captain Hendrickson calling. - The Blue Dahlia

Mr Harwood, please. Captain Hendrickson calling.

It takes a lot of lights to make a city - The Blue Dahlia

It takes a lot of lights to make a city

I seem to have misplaced your name for he moment - The Blue Dahlia

I seem to have misplaced your name for he moment

Well, thanks. - The Blue Dahlia

Haven't I seen you before? - The Blue Dahlia

Haven't I seen you before?

Mr Harwood, please. Mrs Harwood calling. - The Blue Dahlia

Mr Harwood, please. Mrs Harwood calling.

Find what you wanted? - The Blue Dahlia

Find what you wanted?

Why didn't you tell me you was hot?
I've taken care of lots of hot boys. - The Blue Dahlia

Why didn't you tell me you was hot? I've taken car...

Jimmy Moore, huh? - The Blue Dahlia

Jimmy Moore, huh?

Half the cops in L - The Blue Dahlia

Half the cops in L

You don't owe me an explanation. - The Blue Dahlia

You don't owe me an explanation.

Well, I hope you're satisfied. - The Blue Dahlia

Well, I hope you're satisfied.

This is a courtesy badge. - The Blue Dahlia

This is a courtesy badge.

Hope I didn't hit him too hard.
We might need him for bait. - The Blue Dahlia

Hope I didn't hit him too hard. We might need him for b...

Hold it. - The Blue Dahlia

Mr Harwood,
there are two men asking to see you. - The Blue Dahlia

Mr Harwood, there are two men asking to see you.

How much dough was in the billfold? - The Blue Dahlia

How much dough was in the billfold?

There's ethics in this business
the same as any other. - The Blue Dahlia

There's ethics in this business the same as any other.

Excuse me.
I thought my husband was in here. - The Blue Dahlia

Excuse me. I thought my husband was in here.

What are you doing that for? - The Blue Dahlia

What are you doing that for?

Hello, this is Mr Harwood. Is Paul there? - The Blue Dahlia

Hello, this is Mr Harwood. Is Paul there?

What are you trying to give me? - The Blue Dahlia

What are you trying to give me?

Nobody's gonna get hurt with this,
except maybe me. Buzz. - The Blue Dahlia

Nobody's gonna get hurt with this, except maybe me. Buz...

That monkey music again.
That monkey music. - The Blue Dahlia

That monkey music again. That monkey music.

The trick is to find you - The Blue Dahlia

The trick is to find you

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An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: George Marshall

Writer: Raymond Chandler

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: crime, film-noir, mystery

Year: 1946

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $2,700,000

Released: 01 Jun 1946

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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