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Starring: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell, Nat King Cole
| THE BLUE GARDENIA is a movie directed by Fritz Lang in 1953.
Anne Baxter, feeling despondent after having been left by her boyfriend, dines with the womanizer Raymond Burr. Later in the evening, after too many drinks, she ends up in Burr's apartment and must protect herself against his advances. The next thing she knows is that she wakes up in her bed with a headache in the morning. Raymond Burr is found dead by the police, and Anne Baxter is persuaded she's murdered him. The journalist Richard Conte, in charge of the case, tries to find a way to meet the "Blue Gardenia" murderess and publishes an open letter in the newspaper, inviting the culprit to tell him what has happened during that night. Anne Baxter, still unable to remember any of the events but feeling that the police is coming closer to her, decides to contact the journalist. | ||
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Plot Time/era of movie: - 1930's-1950's Inner struggle or disability Yes Crime & Scandal Yes Story of - criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run Brain/Body not working? - amnesia Main Character Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable Hair color? - blonde Hair type - - (woman) short/butch/lez Body type - (woman) ample bosom & buttocks Events of movie makes character more... - sad Ethnicity/Nationality How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings Intelligence - Average intelligence Physique - average physique Secondary Main Character Identity: - Male Hair style - - (man) short/standard straight Body type - (man) average build How much in movie? - 60% Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20% Hair type - - (man) short/standard straight Body type - (man) muscular Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Physique - very athletic Setting United States Yes The US: - California City? Yes City: Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Movie makes you feel... - excited Sex/nudity in movie? Yes What kind of sex: - kissing Check here if B&W Yes Any profanity? - None If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Jazz/r&b |
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