---
title: 'The Blue Dahlia (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Marshall'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blue-dahlia-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038369/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blue Dahlia (1946)

1946 · 96 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 American crime film and film noir with an original screenplay by Raymond Chandler directed by George Marshall and starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and William Bendix. It was Chandler's first original screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-marshall)
- **Screenplay:** [Raymond Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-chandler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young), [Robert E. Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-dolan)
- **Producer:** [John Houseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-houseman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lionel Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-lindon)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [William Bendix](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bendix)
- [Howard da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-da-silva)
- [Don Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-costello)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Will Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-wright)
- [Anthony Caruso](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-caruso)
- [Tom Powers](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-powers)
- [Walter Sande](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-sande)
- [Doris Dowling](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-dowling)
- [Howard Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-freeman)
- [Hugh Beaumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-beaumont)
- [James Millican](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-millican)
- [Noel Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-neill)
- [Frank Faylen](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-faylen)
- [Alan Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd)

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