Blue Gardenia

Year: 1953

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Lang

Review

basically the same setup as black angel which came before this one, but this time it’s a woman who is in the hot seat. the dynamic between the three female roommates is pretty good. anne baxter is the protagonist and she’s fairly straight-laced, though she gets herself in trouble by drinking a few too many in the early part of the film. one of her roommates is a total slut (ann sothern) and the other wishes she was. pretty good direction from lang and conte is good as always.