Out of the Blue (1947 film)

1947 film by Leigh Jason

Out of the Blue

Directed by| Leigh Jason
Screenplay by| Vera Caspary
Walter Bullock
Edward Eliscu
Story by| Vera Caspary
Produced by| Isadore Goldsmith
Bryan Foy
Starring| George Brent
Virginia Mayo
Turhan Bey
Ann Dvorak
Carole Landis
Cinematography| Jackson Rose
Edited by| Norman Colbert
Music by| Carmen Dragon
Color process| Black and white

Production
company

Bryan Foy Productions

Distributed by| Eagle-Lion Films

Release date

* April 21, 1947 (1947-04-21)

Running time

| 84 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1.1 million[1]

Out of the Blue is a 1947 American screwball comedy film based on the short story by Vera Caspary who also co-wrote the screenplay. It stars George Brent, Virginia Mayo, Turhan Bey, Ann Dvorak and Carole Landis. It was directed by Leigh Jason.

## Plot

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Arthur Earthleigh (George Brent) lives in an apartment in Greenwich Village where he is dominated by his wife Mae (Carole Landis) and annoyed by Rabelais, the German Shepherd owned by his neighbour, artist and swinging bachelor David (Turhan Bey). David has a constant parade of attractive women visiting his apartment to pose for him. He currently is being visited by Deborah (Virginia Mayo) who wants David's champion Rabelais to breed with her dog.

When his wife goes off to visit her sister, Arthur visits a bar where he's picked up by interior decorator Olive (Ann Dvorak) who comes home with him. Olive has a taste for brandy that she insists alleviates her heart condition but makes her tipsy. Arthur orders the reluctant Olive to leave, but Olive enters the guest room unbeknownst to Arthur. Waking up the next day Arthur discovers Olive has not only spent the night but redecorated the room. In attempting to get her to leave he knocks Olive down to the floor where he thinks she has died.

Olive's 'body' is then moved about by David, who uses Arthur's fear of having killed Olive to blackmail him into changing his mind about getting a court order to compel David to get rid of his dog. Meanwhile, a serial killer is stalking the Village with two elderly snoopers (Elizabeth Patterson and Julia Dean) believing Olive is his victim. Adding to Arthur's troubles is his wife returning.

## Cast

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* George Brent as Arthur Earthleigh
* Virginia Mayo as Deborah Tyler
* Turhan Bey as David Gelleo
* Ann Dvorak as Olive Jensen
* Carole Landis as Mae Earthleigh
* Elizabeth Patterson as Miss Spring
* Julia Dean as Miss Ritchie
* Richard Lane as Detective Noonan
* Charles Smith as Elevator Boy (as Charlie Smith)
* Paul Harvey as Holliston
* Alton E. Horton as Detective Dombry
* Hadda Brooks as Singer
* Flame as Rabelais

## Production

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Mystery writer Vera Caspary's had a percentage deal with Eagle-Lion Films.[2] The previous year she wrote in England the screenplay of Bedelia, from her 1945 novel, which was also produced by her future husband Isadore Goldsmith. Her original short story for Out of the Blue appeared in Today's Woman magazine in September 1947. Hadda Brooks sings the title song in a nightclub.

## References

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1. ^ "Eagle-Lion's US Performance Reviewed by Foy in NY", Variety, 19 March 1947 p 13
2. ^ "TCM Movies | Listings from TCM Movies".

## External links

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* Out of the Blue at IMDb
* Out of the Blue at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Leigh Jason

* The Price of Fear (1928)
* Wolves of the City (1929)
* Eyes of the Underworld (1929)
* The Tip Off (1929)
* The Body Punch (1929)
* High Gear (1933)
* A Preferred List (1933)
* Bubbling Over (1934)
* The Knife of the Party (1934)
* Love on a Bet (1936)
* The Bride Walks Out (1936)
* That Girl from Paris (1936)
* New Faces of 1937 (1937)
* Wise Girl (1937)
* The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
* The Flying Irishman (1939)
* Career (1939)
* Model Wife (1941)
* Three Girls About Town (1941)
* Lady for a Night (1942)
* Dangerous Blondes (1943)
* Nine Girls (1944)
* Carolina Blues (1944)
* Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
* Lost Honeymoon (1947)
* Out of the Blue (1947)
* Man from Texas (1948)
* Okinawa (1952)
* The Go-Getter (1956)
* The Choppers (1961)
* The Festival Girls (1961)

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