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Laura

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
57K
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POPULARITY
1,042
3,840
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura (1944)
Trailer for this film about an alluring woman
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Film NoirWhodunnitDramaMystery

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

  • Directors
    • Otto Preminger
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • Vera Caspary
    • Jay Dratler
    • Samuel Hoffenstein
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • Dana Andrews
    • Clifton Webb
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,042
    3,840
    • Directors
      • Otto Preminger
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Vera Caspary
      • Jay Dratler
      • Samuel Hoffenstein
    • Stars
      • Gene Tierney
      • Dana Andrews
      • Clifton Webb
    • 379User reviews
    • 134Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast60

    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Laura Hunt
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
    Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    • Waldo Lydecker
    Vincent Price
    Vincent Price
    • Shelby Carpenter
    Judith Anderson
    Judith Anderson
    • Ann Treadwell
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Lancaster Corey
    • (scenes deleted)
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Bessie Clary - Laura's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Adams
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Executive
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Albright
    Wally Albright
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Gary Breckner
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Chaney
    • Newsboy
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Otto Preminger
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • Vera Caspary
      • Jay Dratler
      • Samuel Hoffenstein
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews379

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    Summary

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    Related interests

    Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)
    Film Noir
    Jude Law in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
    Whodunnit
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Vincent Price always considered this to be the best movie he ever made.
    • Goofs
      When Laura first tries to get Waldo to endorse a fountain pen, she holds the advertisement in front of her when they both are in the shot. When the shot changes to her alone, the advertisement has shrunk significantly in size. The advertisement resumes its original size moments later when both Laura and Waldo are in the shot together. In the solo shots Laura is holding the card in front of her and the shot includes only the top of the advertisement board which is rectangular and longer than it is wide so only the narrow top shows.
    • Quotes
      • Waldo Lydecker: I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom.
    • Alternate versions
      A scene cut from the theatrical version after its initial release was restored to the film in 1990. In it, Waldo Lydecker described how he transformed Laura's appearance and introduced her to high society. The studio worried that this obsession with decadent luxury would be offensive to WWII soldiers serving overseas, so the scene was deleted.
    • Connections
      Featured in Vicki (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      You Go to My Head
      (uncredited)
      Music by J. Fred Coots (1938)
      Used instrumentally in dance scene

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lora
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,020,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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