The Blue Dahlia
(1946)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 176 votes
Year: 1946
Runtime: 96 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Alan Ladd, Вероника Лэйк, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Tom Powers, Hugh Beaumont, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright
Plot
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
When Johnny comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. Later, Helen is found dead and Johnny is the prime suspect.