The Blue Gardenia

Name: The Blue Gardenia
Director: Fritz Lang
Released: 1953
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell

1953 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 6,536 VOTES · DIR. Fritz Lang

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,057 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:30 Hey!

00:04:35 I just can't talk now.

00:07:19 Well, I didn't think so when we were married.

00:11:34 I didn't want it to happen but...

00:14:54 And don't spare the rum.

00:18:24 It's strong.

00:22:14 Po-ly-ne-sian...

00:26:12 I'll get the coffee.

00:33:18 Here's your Vitamin C. -Oh, thanks.

00:36:57 Yeah, I knew him.

00:41:06 Going up!

00:44:01 Me? An idiot?

00:49:26 Well, what do you know.

00:53:20 Well, I heard you in the kitchen.

00:55:57 Oh, hello Sam.

00:59:25 Congratulations, Casey. The handkerchiefs match.

01:03:24 Fog seems to be lifting.

01:05:44 Her mind's a blank for most of that evening.

01:08:56 Oh no...

01:12:32 What a mob!

01:16:20 There isn't any other explanation.

01:20:09 Casey Mayo captures Blue Gardenia!

01:24:15 The lights were turned down.

05:02:01 happy to hear from her.

Cast & Characters

Anne Baxter Norah Larkin Richard Conte Casey Mayo Ann Sothern Crystal Carpenter Raymond Burr Harry Prebble Jeff Donnell Sally Ellis Richard Erdman Al George Reeves Sam Haynes Ruth Storey Rose Miller Ray Walker Homer Nat 'King' Cole Nat 'King' Cole

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,057

Dialogue density11.9 lines / min

First line00:01:30

Final line05:02:01

Production Record

DirectorFritz Lang

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes6,536