Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Overview
In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $27,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $16,140,822.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.121 |
Directed By
Carl Franklin
Crew
Carl Franklin
Carl Franklin
Walter Mosley
Gary Goetzman
Elmer Bernstein
Tak Fujimoto
Carole Kravetz Aykanian
Jesse Beaton
Tony Brubaker
Sharen Davis
Edna Sheen
Gary Frutkoff
Jonathan Demme
Donna Gigliotti
Thomas A. Imperato
Walter Mosley
Edward Saxon
Victoria Thomas
Dan Webster
Kathryn Peters
Kenneth Walker
Mark A. Lanza
Steve Mann
Dan Yale
Brad Sherman
Gary C. Bourgeois
Dick Hancock
TOP CAST
Denzel Washington
Easy Rawlins
Tom Sizemore
DeWitt Albright
Jennifer Beals
Daphne Monet
Don Cheadle
Mouse Alexander
Maury Chaykin
Matthew Terell
Terry Kinney
Todd Carter
Mel Winkler
Joppy
Albert Hall
Degan Odell
Lisa Nicole Carson
Coretta James
Jernard Burks
Dupree Brouchard
David Fonteno
Junior Fornay
John Roselius
Mason
Beau Starr
Miller
Steven Randazzo
Benny Giacomo
Scott Lincoln
Richard McGee
L. Scott Caldwell
Hattie Parsons
Barry Shabaka Henley
Woodcutter
Nick Corello
Shariff
Kenny Endoso
Manny
Joseph Latimore
Frank Green
Renée Humphrey
Barbara
R.J. Knoll
Herman
Kai Lennox
Football
Poppy Montgomery
Barbara’s Sister
Brendan Kelly
Terell’s Chauffeur
Peggy Rea
Carter’s Secretary
Vinny Argiro
Baxter
Deborah Lacey
Sophie
Jeris Poindexter
Alphonso Jenkins
Frank Davis
Butcher
John David Washington
Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)
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