Devil in a Blue Dress (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.
11 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Laid off from the factory, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is introduced by his friend Joppy (Mel Winkler) to DeWitt Albright (Tom Sizemore), who offers him a job.
Duration: 00:04:28
Timestamp: 00:02:39
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Alvarado Building
Albright (Tom Sizemore) hires Easy (Denzel Washington) to find a woman, Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals).
Duration: 00:02:25
Timestamp: 00:08:54
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Spot
Easy (Denzel Washington) spends the night with Loretta James (Lisa Nicole Carson), a close friend of Daphne (Jennifer Beals).
Duration: 00:03:32
Timestamp: 00:17:47
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Not Waking Up
Easy (Denzel Washington) is arrested by two LAPD detectives (Beau Starr, John Roselius) as a suspect for the recent murder of Loretta James (Lisa Nicole Carson).
Duration: 00:02:55
Timestamp: 00:27:47
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Next Mayor
Released from jail, Easy (Denzel Washington) is picked up and questioned by mayoral candidate Matthew Terell (Maury Chaykin).
Duration: 00:04:33
Timestamp: 00:30:38
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Hello, Miss Monet
Easy (Denzel Washington) meets Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals) at the Ambassador Hotel.
Duration: 00:06:31
Timestamp: 00:35:07
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Wrong Hand
Easy (Denzel Washington) is ambushed by Frank Green (Joseph Lattimore, his most recent lead, before being rescued by his old friend Raymond "Mouse" Alexander (Don Cheadle).
Duration: 00:05:34
Timestamp: 00:57:23
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
The Letter
Easy (Denzel Washington) and Mouse (Don Cheadle) visit Coretta's boyfriend Dupree Brouchard (Jernard Burks) in Compton where they find an incriminating letter.
Duration: 00:05:58
Timestamp: 01:08:18
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
I Didn't Mean to Hurt Anybody
Easy (Denzel Washington) finds Daphne (Jennifer Beals) waiting at his house and learns of her heritage.
Duration: 00:04:41
Timestamp: 01:14:10
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Gone
Easy (Denzel Washington) and Mouse (Don Cheadle) engage in a shootout to rescue Daphne (Jennifer Beals) from Albright (Tom Sizemore) and his men at a cabin in the Hollywood Hills.
Duration: 00:05:48
Timestamp: 01:21:40
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza
Closing Sequence
Daphne (Jennifer Beals) says goodbye to her lover, mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney), and Easy (Denzel Washington) clears his name with the police.
Duration: 00:07:51
Timestamp: 01:30:02
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza