This is by far the best-told, best-acted and best-produced of all the many movies about Elizabeth Short's story.
Lucie Arnaz's restrained performance succeeds in presenting Short as a woman of thwarted ambition, floating in a vacuum of failure, just hanging on by a thread. She should have received an Emmy for it.
This version of the Black Dahlia story has more in-depth characterization of Elizabeth Short than other versions, which go more for sensationalism.
I don't understand why "Who Is The Black Dahlia?" isn't out on DVD, especially considering its cult following.
Lucie Arnaz's restrained performance succeeds in presenting Short as a woman of thwarted ambition, floating in a vacuum of failure, just hanging on by a thread. She should have received an Emmy for it.
This version of the Black Dahlia story has more in-depth characterization of Elizabeth Short than other versions, which go more for sensationalism.
I don't understand why "Who Is The Black Dahlia?" isn't out on DVD, especially considering its cult following.