The Blue Dahlia
In 1945 Houseman signed a contract with Paramount Pictures to produce movies. His first credit for that studio was "The Unseen" (1945). He followed it with "Miss Susie Slagle's" (1945) and "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), both with Veronica Lake. The latter, starring Alan Ladd and written by Raymond Chandler, has become a classic.