The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia
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1953
1h 29m
6.5(96 votes)
Crime
Mystery

Overview

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Anne Baxter

Norah Larkin

Anne Baxter
Acting

Richard Conte

Casey Mayo

Richard Conte
Acting

Ann Sothern

Crystal Carpenter

Ann Sothern
Acting

Raymond Burr

Harry Prebble

Raymond Burr
Acting

Jeff Donnell

Sally Ellis

Jeff Donnell
Acting

Richard Erdman

Al

Richard Erdman
Acting

George Reeves

Sam Haynes

George Reeves
Acting

Ruth Storey

Rose Miller

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Acting

Ray Walker

Homer

Ray Walker
Acting

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole
Acting

Fay Baker

Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)

Fay Baker
Acting

Robert Bice

Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Bice
Acting

Larry J. Blake

Music Shop Clerk (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake
Acting

Lela Bliss

Miss Stanley (uncredited)

Lela Bliss
Acting

Gail Bonney

Policewoman (uncredited)

Gail Bonney
Acting

Edward Clark

News Stand Dealer (uncredited)

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Papa John Creach

Man Playing Violin (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Fingerprint Officer (uncredited)

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Acting

Frank Ferguson

Drunk Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Acting

Sam Finn

Photographer (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Flournoy

Assistant Switchboard Monitor (uncredited)

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Dolores Fuller

Woman At Bar (uncredited)

Dolores Fuller
Production

Alex Gottlieb

Man (uncredited)

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Acting

William Haade

Patrolman Hopper (uncredited)

William Haade
Acting

Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron at Blue Gardenia (uncredited)

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Acting

Victoria Horne

Disturbed Woman w/Big Feet (uncredited)

Victoria Horne
Acting

Kenner G. Kemp

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Acting

Jess Kirkpatrick

Detective (uncredited)

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Acting

Frank Kreig

Drunken Reporter (uncredited)

Frank Kreig
Acting

Norman Leavitt

Bill (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Acting

Tommy Lee

Waiter (uncredited)

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Acting

Celia Lovsky

Mary (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky
Acting

Peggy McKim

Sneezing Girl (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Passerby (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor
Acting

Lee Phelps

Information Desk Guard (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Acting

William Phipps

Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)

William Phipps
Acting

Joey Ray

Prebble's Assistant (uncredited)

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Acting

Hugh Sanders

'Chronicle' Managing Editor (uncredited)

Hugh Sanders
Acting

Jeffrey Sayre

Police Recorder (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Acting

Almira Sessions

Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Almira Sessions
Acting

Robert Shayne

Doctor (uncredited)

Robert Shayne
Acting

Carl Sklover

Photographer (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Acting

Marjorie Stapp

Policewoman (uncredited)

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Acting

Amzie Strickland

Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland
Acting

Sailor Vincent

Drunken Sailor (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent
Acting

Victor Sen Yung

Blue Gardenia Waiter (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

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