The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir, directed by George Marshall and written by Raymond Chandler. The film marks the third pairing of stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.

A Navy bomber pilot returns home to discover that his wife has been unfaithful and contributed to the death of their son by being drunk when he died. He pulls a gun on her, but decides she isn't worth killing. Later when his wife is found dead he is suspected as her killer.

Synopsis

Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) is put on the inactive list. He returns home to Hollywood from the fighting in the south Pacific, bringing along his buddies and medically discharged crewmates Buzz Wanchek (William Bendix) and George Copeland (Hugh Beaumont). Buzz is prone to memory lapses and headaches, and is often short tempered, all likely due to his head wound.

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