Inverse • 9/14/2026
20 Years Ago, Two Legendary Directors Couldn't Crack An Infamous Noir Thriller
With Brian De Palma's 'The Black Dahlia,' one of the most infamous cases in true-crime history became an equally infamous movie.
The case of the Black Dahlia seems like it was tailor-made for the big screen. On January 15, 1947, the body of Boston native and aspiring actress Elizabeth Short was found dead in a field in a South Los Angeles neighborhood known as Leimert Park. Sh... [4897 chars]
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