Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

102 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 15, 1995

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.

Devil in a Blue Dress

102 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 15, 1995

Devil in a Blue Dress
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico, Mundy Lane Entertainment
Original title Devil in a Blue Dress
Directors Carl Franklin
Writers Walter Mosley, Carl Franklin

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Easy Rawlins

Tom Sizemore

as DeWitt Albright

Jennifer Beals

as Daphne Monet

Don Cheadle

as Mouse Alexander

Maury Chaykin

as Matthew Terell

Terry Kinney

as Todd Carter

Mel Winkler

as Joppy

Albert Hall

as Degan Odell

Lisa Nicole Carson

as Coretta James

Jernard Burks

as Dupree Brouchard

David Fonteno

as Junior Fornay

John Roselius

as Mason

Beau Starr

as Miller

Steven Randazzo

as Benny Giacomo

Scott Lincoln

as Richard McGee

L. Scott Caldwell

as Hattie Parsons

Barry Shabaka Henley

as Woodcutter

Nick Corello

as Shariff

Kenny Endoso

as Manny

Joseph Latimore

as Frank Green

Renée Humphrey

as Barbara

R.J. Knoll

as Herman

Kai Lennox

as Football

Poppy Montgomery

as Barbara’s Sister

Brendan Kelly

as Terell’s Chauffeur

Peggy Rea

as Carter’s Secretary

Vinny Argiro

as Baxter

Deborah Lacey

as Sophie

Jeris Poindexter

as Alphonso Jenkins

Frank Davis

as Butcher

John David Washington

as Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)