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[[File:BlueDahlia-Colt03c.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Buzz aims the pistol.]] | [[File:BlueDahlia-Colt03c.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Buzz aims the pistol.]] | ||
[[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-8A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny hands the pistol to Capt. Hendrickson (this is a promotional image where the pistol is seen better that in the movie itself).]] | [[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-8A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny hands the pistol to Capt. Hendrickson (this is a promotional image where the pistol is seen better that in the movie itself).]] | ||
[[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-A.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Johnny Morrison ([[Alan Ladd]]) with a Colt Model 1903 and Joyce Harwood (Veronica Lake) on a promotional image. Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd appeared together in several film noirs, including ''The Glass Key'' (1942) and ''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942).]] | [[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-A.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Johnny Morrison ([[Alan Ladd]]) with a Colt Model 1903 and Joyce Harwood (Veronica Lake) on a promotional image. Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd appeared together in several film noirs, including ''[[The Glass Key]]'' (1942) and ''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942).]] | ||
[[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-B.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The pistol is seen on the floor on a promotional image. Note that this is a different prop, with white grips.]] | [[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-B.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The pistol is seen on the floor on a promotional image. Note that this is a different prop, with white grips.]] | ||
[[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Morrison with a Colt Model 1903 and Joyce Harwood on a promotional image.]] | [[File:The Blue Dahlia-Colt1903-C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Morrison with a Colt Model 1903 and Joyce Harwood on a promotional image.]] | ||
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The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir starring Alan Ladd as Johnny Morrison, a US Navy officer returning home from World War II who, with the help of a sympathetic stranger, tries to clear himself after the murder of his unfaithful wife Helen (Doris Dowling). The Blue Dahlia was based on the first original screenplay written by noted crime novelist Raymond Chandler and also marked the third and final pairing of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.
The following weapons were used in the film The Blue Dahlia:
Revolvers
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
House detective "Dad" Newell (Will Wright) carries a Smith & Wesson Military & Police, as does the police officer (Tom Dillon; the character is credited as "Cop in Prowl Car") who confronts two thugs in Corelli's motel, and Corelli (Howard Freeman) himself.
Colt Detective Special
LAPD homicide captain Hendrickson (Tom Powers) carries a first generation Colt Detective Special. A Colt DS is also briefly seen in hands of the owner of The Blue Dahlia club Eddie Harwood (Howard Da Silva) during the confrontation with Johnny Morrison.
Pistols
Colt M1911
Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) owns a Colt M1911 pistol, ostensibly the service pistol that he carried as a U.S. Navy officer. He leaves it on a chair in his wife's bungalow. Eddie Harwood later refers to the pistol as "a .45."
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
Leo (Don Costello) draws a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, which is taken by Johnny (Alan Ladd). Johnny later tosses it to Buzz Wanchek (William Bendix), who uses it for a brief match-lighting stunt, and it is also briefly handled by Captain Hendrickson (Tom Powers).
