The Blue Dahlia (1946)

I like noirs. I like the formality of them, the hard-bitten dialogue delivered with precision rather than an excess of emotion -- I like the twists and turns and the look. This movie was almost there. Instead of formality, though, I think I'd go with "stiff" to describe the actors.

There's certainly some good stuff, but Alan Ladd was the least interesting character on the screen so I had little investment in whether he would be able to clear his name.

C+