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Devil in a Blue Dress
film by Franklin [1995]
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Cheadle
- In Don Cheadle
…the protagonist (Denzel Washington), in Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), based on the first novel by Walter Mosley.
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neo-noir
- In neo-noir
In Franklin’s stylish murder mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), the protagonist is a Black private eye (played by Denzel Washington) investigating the disappearance of a femme fatale character (Jennifer Beals), who may be passing as white in 1940s Los Angeles. Meanwhile, in Bound (1996), Lana and Lilly Wachowski…
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Washington
- In Denzel Washington
…Philadelphia (1993), the hard-boiled mystery Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and the military thriller Crimson Tide (1995). The latter was the first of several popular movies he made with director Tony Scott. During this time he also frequently worked with director Spike Lee, starring in Mo’ Better Blues (1990),…
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