The Blue Gardenia 71 years old
There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clutch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
Deeply distraught that her GI ex-boyfriend plans to marry another woman, Norah Larkin agrees to go out on a date with lothario Harry Prebble. Norah's drunken night out with Prebble ends in a hazily remembered confrontation and the next day a startling discovery: Harry has been murdered, and the police have found Norah's personal effects at the scene. Tipped off to the breaking news, reporter Casey Mayo invites Norah to tell her side of the story.
Credits
The Blue Gardenia Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Raymond Burr He was 35, 76 years old when he died | as Harry Prebble |
| Ann Sothern She was 44, 92 years old when she died | as Crystal Carpenter |
| Richard Conte He was 42, 65 years old when he died | as Casey Mayo |
| Almira Sessions She was 64, 85 years old when she died | as Cleaning Lady |
| Nat 'King' Cole He was 34, 45 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Jeff Donnell She was 31, 66 years old when she died | as Sally Ellis |
| George Reeves He was 39, 45 years old when he died | as Police Capt. Sam Haynes |
| Ruth Storey | as Rose Miller |
| Celia Lovsky She was 56, 82 years old when she died | as Mary |
| Dolores Fuller She was 30, 88 years old when she died | as Woman At Bar (uncredited) |
| Frank Ferguson He was 53, 78 years old when he died | as Drunk Reporter |
| Hugh Sanders He was 42, 54 years old when he died | as Managing Editor of The Chronicle |
| Anne Baxter She was 29, 62 years old when she died | as Norah Larkin |
| Richard Erdman He was 27, 93 years old when he died | as Al |
| Lela Bliss She was 56, 84 years old when she died | as Miss Stanley |
| Norman Leavitt He was 39, 92 years old when he died | as Bill |
| Ray Walker He was 48, 76 years old when he died | as Homer |
The Blue Gardenia Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Musuraca as Director of Photography. He was 60 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| Edward Mann as Editor. He was 30 (72) years old when He died | Editing |
| Don McDougall as Script Supervisor. He was 35 (73) years old when He died | Directing |
| Vera Caspary as Story. She was 53 (87) years old when She died | Writing |
| Charles Hoffman as Screenplay. He was 41 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Fritz Lang as Director. He was 62 (85) years old when He died | Directing |
| Maurie M. Suess as Production Supervisor. He was 43 (84) years old when He died | Production |
| Alex Gottlieb as Producer. He was 46 (81) years old when He died | Production |
| Izzy Berne as Costume Designer. | Costume & Make-Up |
The Blue Gardenia (71 years)
There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clutch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia
- Release day: Friday, March 20, 1953
- Runtime: 88 minutes