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Film noir favorite THE BLUE DAHLIA star Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake displayed sizzling screen chemistry in their final movie together. A WWII vetern (Ladd) is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger (Lake). Written for the screen by acclaimed detective writer Raymond Chandler, this stylized film features moody black and white cinemtography and earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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The Blue Dahlia (1946)
99 min
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.