The Blue Gardenia 71 years old

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

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
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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