The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGeorge Marshall
Written byRaymond Chandler
Produced byJohn Houseman
StarringAlan Ladd
Veronica Lake
William Bendix
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byArthur P. Schmidt
Music byVictor Young
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1946 (1946-04-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,750,000 (US rentals)[1]
1,063,165 admissions (France)[2]

The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler[3][4] directed by George Marshall and starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix.[5] It was Chandler's first original screenplay.

  1. ^ "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p. 8
  2. ^ French box office of 1948 at Box Office Story
  3. ^ Variety film review; January 30, 1946, p. 12.
  4. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; February 2, 1946, p. 19.
  5. ^ The Blue Dahlia at IMDb.