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Laura (1944)
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A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating. |
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| Gene Tierney | ... | ||
| Dana Andrews | ... | ||
| Clifton Webb | ... | ||
| Vincent Price | ... | ||
| Judith Anderson | ... |
Ann Treadwell
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Grant Mitchell | ... |
Lancaster Corey
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Detective Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura, found dead on her apartment floor before the movie starts. McPherson builds a mental picture of the dead girl from the suspects whom he interviews. He is helped by the striking painting of the late lamented Laura hanging on her apartment wall. But who would have wanted to kill a girl with whom every man she met seemed to fall in love? To make matters worse, McPherson finds himself falling under her spell too. Then one night, halfway through his investigations, something seriously bizarre happens to make him re-think the whole case. Written by Steve Hosgood <iiitsh@pyr.swan.ac.uk>
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Lora See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Waldo Lydecker: [narrating off screen] I shall never forget the weekend Laura died. A silver sun burned through the sky like a huge magnifying glass. It was the hottest Sunday in my recollection. I felt as if I were the only human being left in New York. For with Laura's horrible death, I was alone. I, Waldo Lydecker, was the only one who really knew her, and I had just begun to write Laura's story when another of those detectives came to see me. I had him wait. I could watch him through the half-open door.
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(uncredited)
Music by J. Fred Coots (1938)
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Ranked #4 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Mystery" in June 2008. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: During the scene at Laura's apartment, the day after her return, as Price walks through the door and then to Laura, a moving shadow of equipment or of crew is cast on the floor near Andrews. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Waldo Lydecker: [narrating off screen] I shall never forget the weekend Laura died. A silver sun burned through the sky like a huge magnifying glass. It was the hottest Sunday in my recollection. I felt as if I were the only human being left in New York. For with Laura's horrible death, I was alone. I, Waldo Lydecker, was the only one who really knew her, and I had just begun to write Laura's story when another of those detectives came to see me. I had him wait. I could watch him through the half-open door.
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"You Go to My Head"(uncredited)
Music by J. Fred Coots (1938)
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