Laura
“The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!”
Otto PremingerCast
Gene Tierney 
Dana Andrews 
Clifton Webb 
Vincent Price 
Judith Anderson 
Grant Mitchell
Credits
Written by: 
Vera Caspary
Plot
Detective Mark McPherson investigates the shotgun murder of Laura Hunt, a successful advertising executive, and slowly becomes obsessed with her through her portrait and diary. Her mentor, the acid columnist Waldo Lydecker, and her fiancé Shelby Carpenter are the suspects, and then Laura herself turns up alive. Based on Vera Caspary's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stylish noir mystery with a twist at its centre and a haunting theme tune by David Raksin. Clifton Webb's Waldo Lydecker is one of the great villains of the genre.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (56,935 votes)
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