The Blue Gardenia
Leaving April 30
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1h 28m
Directed by Fritz Lang • United States • 1953
Starring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern
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?
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