Laura

1944 88 min ★ 7.6 Drama, Mystery

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

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Cast

Dana Andrews

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Gene Tierney

Laura Hunt

Clifton Webb

Waldo Lydecker

Vincent Price

Shelby Carpenter

Judith Anderson

Ann Treadwell

Dorothy Adams

Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)

Wally Albright

Newsboy (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Newsboy (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Detective (uncredited)

Details

Director

Otto Preminger

Screenplay

Jay Dratler

Tagline

"The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,020,000

Revenue

$2,000,000

Production

20th Century Fox

Reviews

J

John Chard

June 19, 2019

★ 8/10

Yeah, dames are always pulling a switch on you. Otto Preminger's wonderfully crafted mystery has become something of a big favourite of many people over the years, and rightly so. But just what is it that makes the film so watchable after all these years? Sure the cast is solid, but I personally wouldn't say spectacular. Gene Tierney simmers and holds it together whilst Clifton Webb, Dana A...

C

CinemaSerf

November 19, 2024

★ 7/10

We know right from the outset that the eponymous character (Gene Tierney) has been killed and that investigating police officer "McPherson" (Dana Andrews) is going to have quite a task finding out just what happened. The ensuing story tries to knit together the separate threads of evidence provided by her rather odious sponge of a fiancé (Vincent Price), her maid "Bessie" (Dorothy Adams), her weal...