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Laura (1944)

Directed by Otto Preminger

Crime

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, sleestakk

Overview

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

Rated NR | Length 88 minutes

Actors

Dana Andrews | Gene Tierney | Clifton Webb | Vincent Price | Judith Anderson | Dorothy Adams | Wally Albright | Bobby Barber | Harry Carter | Lane Chandler | Dorothy Christy | James Conaty | Ralph Dunn | Jean Fenwick | Clyde Fillmore | James Flavin | Bess Flowers | Lee Tung Foo | William Forrest | Frances Gladwin | William Graeff Jr. | Beatrice Gray | Sam Harris | Kathleen Howard | Yolanda Lacca | Frank LaRue | Kay Linaker | Gloria Marlen | Thomas Martin | Buster Miles | Harold Miller | Forbes Murray | Jane Nigh | Aileen Pringle | Cyril Ring | Alexander Sascha | Harold Schlickenmayer | Larry Steers | Harry Strang | Ben Watson | Cara Williams | Eric Wilton | James Carlisle

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This Otto Preminger classic noir from the 1940s has an excellent cast. The gorgeous Gene Tierney stars as the titular character who all the drama is centered upon; Dana Andrews nails it as the detective investigating her murder.

Laura also features a young, handsome Vincent Price, whose character literally towers over the other actors! He’s a good head taller than anyone on the set.

As noirs go, this one is on the lighter side with plenty of biting humor to take the edge off. It’s no Maltese Falcon or Blue Dahlia, but definitely holds its own. Well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

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