FilmSkool — a free film school
Laura
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
1944 · Directed by Otto Preminger · 88 min · Drama · Mystery · 20 frames
Tagline
The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!
Crew
- Screenplay: Samuel Hoffenstein, Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner Jr.
- Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle
- Edited by: Louis R. Loeffler
- Music: David Raksin
- Produced by: Otto Preminger
Cast
- Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
- Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
- Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker
- Vincent Price as Shelby Carpenter
- Judith Anderson as Ann Treadwell
- Dorothy Adams as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
- Wally Albright as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Bobby Barber as Newsboy (uncredited)
- Harry Carter as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Lane Chandler as Detective (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: 20th Century Fox
- Budget: $1,020,000
- Box office: $2,000,000
- Themes: jealousy, obsession, advertising expert, shotgun, detective, investigation, mistaken identity, romance, film noir, murder
Own the film
FilmSkool earns a small commission from qualifying Amazon purchases, at no cost to you.
More by Otto Preminger
On this film
This is the plain index, shown because JavaScript is off. Every lesson here is a free video published by the channel credited on it and plays through that channel's own embed — FilmSkool hosts nothing.