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Laura

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Laura (1944)
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Film NoirDramaMystery

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.

  • Directors
    • Otto Preminger
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • Vera Caspary
    • Jay Dratler
    • Samuel Hoffenstein
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • Dana Andrews
    • Clifton Webb
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    53K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,394
    1,873
    • Directors
      • Otto Preminger
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Vera Caspary
      • Jay Dratler
      • Samuel Hoffenstein
    • Stars
      • Gene Tierney
      • Dana Andrews
      • Clifton Webb
    • 351User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Laura Hunt
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
    Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    • Waldo Lydecker
    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Shelby Carpenter
    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
    • Ann Treadwell
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Lancaster Corey
    • (scenes deleted)
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Bessie Clary, Laura's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Adams
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Executive
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Albright
    Wally Albright
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Gary Breckner
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Chaney
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Otto Preminger
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Vera Caspary
      • Jay Dratler
      • Samuel Hoffenstein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      According to Producer and Director Otto Preminger, he had to work to win the respect of the cast, who all seemed "hostile" to him when he took over, with the exception of Clifton Webb. "I learned later", he said, "that Mamoulian had called each of them individually and warned them that I did not like their acting and intended to fire them." It was not true. Dame Judith Anderson decided to confront him on the set. She said that if he wasn't happy with her performance, then he should show her how to make it better.
    • Goofs
      In the initial long-shot when McPherson and Lydecker are out to dinner, McPherson's chair is unoccupied (about 15:28). When the camera is at their table, McPherson has materialized.
    • Quotes

      Waldo Lydecker: I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom.

    • Alternate versions
      A scene cut from the theatrical version after its initial release was restored to the film in 1990. In it, Waldo Lydecker described how he transformed Laura's appearance and introduced her to high society. The studio worried that this obsession with decadent luxury would be offensive to WWII soldiers serving overseas, so the scene was deleted.
    • Connections
      Featured in Vicki (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      You Go to My Head
      (uncredited)
      Music by J. Fred Coots (1938)
      Used instrumentally in dance scene

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    Classic Film Noir with Perfect Cast

    Laura is a wonderful example of film noir. The cast is perfect. Dana Andrews is the detective assigned to investigate the murder of Laura (played by Gene Tierney). As he interviews her associates and becomes mesmerized by her portrait, he begins to fall for Laura posthumously. Clifton Webb plays her mentor perfectly and Vincent Price is classic as Laura's pretty boy fiance. Although the movie begins with Laura's murder, it still has incredible surprises and an awesome denouement. Andrews hard boiled detective and the dark, raining sets illustrate the meaning of film noir. I highly recommend it.
    • jbritton
    • Jun 14, 2000
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    • Release date
      • November 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lora
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $1,020,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $151
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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