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Laura (1944),
Director: Otto Preminger, rated Approved
The story of a love
that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a
woman!
  Starring:
Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith
Anderson, Dorothy Adams, Ralph Dunn, Clyde Fillmore, William
Forrest
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Dying together's even
more personal than living together." - Connie Porter
Why watch this?
A beautiful woman. A murder. Everybody smoking. Ah... noir!
Plot Summary:
Detective Mark McPherson investigates the murder of a beautiful
advertising executive who was seemingly killed by a shotgun
blast in her own apartment. As he delves into her past by
interviewing a group of eccentric suspects, McPherson finds
himself becoming obsessed with the victim's enigmatic persona
and portrait. The investigation takes a shocking turn when a
sudden development forces the detective to reevaluate everything
he thought he knew about the case and the people involved.
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Dad's Preview:
Right out of Film Noir 101, this detective mystery
focuses on an alluring woman, Laura, whose reputation teeters
between flirty seductress and femme fatale. Immediately
following a grisly gun murder, she mysteriously vanishes. The
investigating officer, a lonely dick who loves to rough people
up, falls in love with her, primarily based on a stunning oil
portrait. All this flick's suspects are slimy and have a motive
for murder. Andrews and Price are great, but Gene Tierney steals
the show. I will state the plot twist at the end elevates this
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Otto Preminger; 20th Century Fox |
