Subdue the Devil

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir film written and directed by Carl Franklin, based on the 1990 novel Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley. The film stars Denzel Washington as a recently unemployed World War II veteran in postwar Los Angeles who accepts an assignment to locate a missing woman and soon becomes embroiled in criminal intrigue and political corruption. It also stars Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, and Maury Chaykin. Devil in a Blue Dress received positive reviews, with many praising Cheadle's performance.