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Warning: Spoilers ahead for season three, episode 11 of "Riverdale," titled "The Red Dahlia."
- Jughead learned who shot Hiram on Wednesday's episode of "Riverdale."
- The episode featured references to a number of crime novels and noir films, like "The Big Sleep."
- INSIDER worked with Archie Comics to find details you may have missed.
Jughead and Betty uncover some answers on the latest "Riverdale" episode.
On Wednesday's episode of The CW show, Betty learns that runoff from Fizzle Rocks caused the seizures in town, Jughead discovers who shot Hiram, and Veronica destroys her dad's drug empire after confronting her mother. As for Archie, who is emotionally struggling with his return to the town, he gets some help from Josie.
The episode calls back to and references the film noir stylings of '40s Hollywood movies. We worked with Archie Comics to find 10 details you may have missed.
The episode title, "The Red Dahlia," derives from a movie, book, and real crime.
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"The Blue Dahlia" is a 1946 crime noir film about a murder mystery.
The "Black Dahlia" murder refers to the 1947 murder and mutilation of a woman named Elizabeth Short, who was nicknamed the "Black Dahlia." Her murder was never solved.
Crime author Lynda La Plante published a novel titled "The Red Dahlia" in 2005.
Jughead says Riverdale has become a setting in a Raymond Chandler novel.
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Chandler was a detective fiction writer. He also wrote the screenplay for "The Blue Dahlia" (which is mentioned in the above slide).
Jughead references another Chandler work when he says Claudius Blossom has taken "the big sleep," a euphemism for death.
Chandler's crime novel "The Big Sleep" was adapted into a 1946 movie and a 1978 movie of the same name. The novel is the first to feature Chandler's detective character Philip Marlowe, which Jughead references on the episode when he tells Veronica she can consider him her "Philip Marlowe."
Jughead references a number of noir and crime movies.
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After mentioning Raymond Chandler, Jughead says the town is filled with "dames to kill for, postmen who like to ring twice, and more mobsters than a Scorsese retrospective at the Bijou."
"Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a book by comic book writer Frank Miller and the follow-up movie to "Sin City," which is based on the comic series.
"The Postman Always Rings Twice" is a crime novel by James M. Cain and has been made into a movie multiple times, but the 1946 noir film is one of the best-known adaptations.
Director Martin Scorsese is known for his crime movies, including "Goodfellas" and "Casino."
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