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The Blue Gardenia poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.7 / 100
1953·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 30m

THE BLUE GARDENIA

“There was nothing lily-white about her -- the clinch-and-kill girl they called: The Blue Gardenia”

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.

Above the Line
Fritz Lang·DirectorCharles Hoffman·ScreenplayVera Caspary·StoryNicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyRaoul Kraushaar·Original Music ComposerEdward Mann·Editor
Cast
Anne Baxter·Norah LarkinRichard Conte·Casey MayoAnn Sothern·Crystal CarpenterRaymond Burr·Harry PrebbleJeff Donnell·Sally EllisRichard Erdman·AlGeorge Reeves·Sam HaynesRuth Storey·Rose MillerRay Walker·HomerNat King Cole·Nat King Cole
Full Crew
(20 credits)
Directing· 3
Fritz Lang·DirectorEmmett Emerson·Assistant DirectorDon McDougall·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Charles Hoffman·ScreenplayVera Caspary·Story
Camera· 1
Nicholas Musuraca·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Edward Mann·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Raoul Kraushaar·Original Music ComposerNelson Riddle·Music ArrangerBen Winkler·SoundDave Kahn·Additional Music
Art & Design· 3
Charles D. Hall·Art DirectionGene Hibbs·Makeup ArtistJames R. Barker·Makeup Artist
Production· 2
Alex Gottlieb·ProducerMaurie M. Suess·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 4
Willis Cook·Special EffectsJoan Joseff·OtherMaria P. Donovan·Wardrobe DesignerIzzy Berne·Wardrobe Designer
By the Numbers
75.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
85%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Blue Gardenia's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#333366
#6699CC
Mood
Mysterious, Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a close-up, blue-tinted image of a person's head and hands against a dark background. The person's hair is visible on the left, and a hand w”

crimedramafilm-noir
Key Elements
HandsHair
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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