The song was recorded for the blue gardenia by nat king cole who also performs the song in the film as a lounge singer. Blue gardenia, the 1953 movie clip open, switchboard. Norahs drunken night out with prebble ends in a hazily remembered confrontation and the next day a startling discovery. The blue gardenia 1953 the blue gardenia 1953 user. Director fritz lang and cinematographer nicholas musuraca get busy when creepy artist harry raymond burr forces himself upon inebriated norah anne baxter, whom hes taken on a rebound date, in the blue gardenia, 1953. Director fritz lang and cinematographer nicholas musuraca get busy when creepy artist harry raymond burr forces himself upon inebriated norah anne baxter, whom hes taken on a rebound date, in the blue gardenia, 1953 view the tcmdb entry for the blue gardenia 1953. He has tossed us aside and like you, gardenia, once i was near his heart. Anne baxter stars as norah larkin, a single woman whose heart is broken after receiving a dear john letter. After being rejected by her soldier boyfriend, baxter takes a phone call meant for roommate sothern and meets ladies man raymond burr for a date. Most anything ive read about the blue gardenia is pretty negative, and it seems that most brilliant scholars and film critics pan it for various reasons, but all will agree on at least one point, and that is that its a very well made. No monsters tonight, but heres a classic from one of the olde masters of the cinema, and the director of metropolis, fritz lang. Harry has been murdered, and the police have found norahs personal effects at the scene. Bluegardeniantsc scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1.
Sep, 2014 the blue gardenia 1953 directed by fritz lang. Knowing only that the killer, who beat the man to death with a poker, is a woman, a reporter posts an. Her penetrating voice, excellent timing, and crystalclear. The blue gardenia, where the patterns are always counted.
Deeply distraught that her gi exboyfriend plans to marry another woman, norah larkin agrees to go out on a date with lothario harry prebble. Austin based blues band made up of four women who want to bring a female perspective to the blues. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 46 produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. It was directed by the master of the genre, fritz lang, and contains his usual expressionistic touches and sense of doom, though it remains a minor entry in his filmography. Blue gardenia now im alone with you and i am also blue. The blue gardenia nat king cole blue gardenia 1953.
She cant recall if she did but all the clues point to her direction as if she did. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 46 produced by 1 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1 sound department 1. The blue gardenia 1953 after getting a dear john letter from her boyfriend overseas, a young girl goes out on a blind date with a heel. This spellbinding film noir gem, based on a story by vera caspary bestremembered for laura, takes the audience on a mysterious murder case with lots of. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the blue gardenia near you. The blue gardenia anne baxter richard conte ann sothern 1953 a drunken woman anne baxter hits her blind date with a poker, then reads about his death in the paper. Norah anne baxter, a young woman working as a telephone operator, gets a breakup letter from her soldier boyfriend and goes out for a night on the town. The blue gardenia is a 1953 film noir crime film directed by fritz lang and based on a novella by vera caspary, starring anne baxter, richard conte, raymond burr and ann sothern. Cole recorded blue gardenia in a 20 january 1953 session at the capitol records recording. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. The blue gardenia a cynical take on press coverage of a sensational murder case was the first installment of langs newspaper noir movie trio, being followed in 1956 by both while the city sleeps and beyond a. Fritz langs scathing critique of fifties americas hunger for bloodshed and scandal.
The blue gardenia a cynical take on press coverage of a sensational murder case was the first installment of langs newspaper noir movie trio, being followed in. Anne baxter, richard conte, ann sothern, raymond burr, nat king. Ann baxter oscar winning actress portrays a woman worried about her encounter with a man taking advantage of the situation. After a night of drinking she passes out in the apartment of womaniser harry prebble raymond burr, awaking to find. There was nothing lilywhite about her the clutchandkill girl they called. If you love anne baxter all about eve, the ten commandments, chances are youll most certainly appreciate her bravura performance in the blue gardenia, directed in 1953 by fritz lang. May 19, 2018 the blue gardenia 1953 was based on a short story by vera caspary, author of laura and many other novels, stories, and screenplays.
The blue gardenia 1953 16 03281953 us crime, drama, thriller 1h 28m user score. Gardenia blue is a kind of safe, nontoxic side effects of natural edible pigment, dark blue powder, soluble in water, china in 1990 in the development of new food additives to use the health standards when it will be included in the production of protein, sugar and starch and other food, especially in the production of wine, the gulla blue is a pomegranate red and other complex pigment in the. A woman finds herself accused of murdering the stranger she went home with in this film noir. Dinah washington blue gardenia sheet music in g major. Most anything ive read about the blue gardenia is pretty negative, and it seems that most brilliant scholars and film critics pan it for various reasons, but all will agree on at least one point, and that is that its a very well made movie. The blue gardenia is a 1953 film noir directed by fritz lang and starring anne baxter, richard conte, and ann sothern. With anne baxter, richard conte, ann sothern, raymond burr. Barker works on american actress anne baxter 1923 1985 on the set of the warner bros film the blue gardenia, 1953. The blue gardenia is a really good film noirmurder drama with norah larkin anne baxter being unable to remember if she killed harry prebbleraymond burr. After the tear drops start, where are tear drops to hide. Print and download blue gardenia sheet music by dinah washington. The blue gardenia is a 1953 film noir crime film directed by fritz lang and based on a novella by vera caspary, starring anne baxter, richard conte and ann sothern an independent production distributed by warner bros. Original movie poster for blue gardenia, the 1953 24621 original italian locandina poster 14x28.
Norah larkin anne baxter, a telephone operator, goes out on a blind date, gets terribly drunk, and goes home with an artist and blacks out. An independent production distributed by warner bros. A telephone operator ends up drunk and at the mercy of a cad in his apartment. This movie features some of the best stars of old and new. A stock story and handling keep the blue gardenia from being anything more than a regulation mystery melodrama, from a yarn by vera caspary. It was directed by the master of the genre, fritz lang, and contains his usual expressionistic touches and sense of doom, though it. She blacks out after drinking halfadozen mixed drinks but remembers fighting off the man with a poker. Telecharger the blue gardenia film gratuit en ligne. Classic hollywood film noir with a feminine twist, the blue gardenia stars anne baxter all about eve as norah larkin, a working girl who wakes up a murderess after passing out in the apartment of brutish playboy harry prebble raymond burr. The blue gardenia 1953 was based on a short story by vera caspary, author of laura and many other novels, stories, and screenplays. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Opening title credits and the introduction of columnist casey richard conte, operator crystal ann sothern and sketchartist harry raymond burr, then star ann baxter as norah, and jeff donnell, the third roommate, in fritz langs noir the blue gardenia, 1953. The blue gardenia is a 1953 film noir directed by fritz lang.
The next morning she wakes up with a hangover and the terrible fear she may be a murderess. Whirlpool 1950 the blue gardenia 1953 september, 2014 7. Ruth lee jones born august 29, 1924 in tuscaloosa, alabama. A telephone operator kills in selfdefense but cant remember the details of the encounter. The blue gardenia makeup artist jim barker james r. Anne baxter, richard conte, ann sothern, raymond burr, nat king cole, george reeves.
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