Laura (1944)


Laura
Release Date11 October 1944
TaglineThe story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!
GenreCrime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFilm Noir, Romantic Mystery, Detective Film, Psychological Thriller
MoodSpellbinders, In the Mood for Love
ThemesFemmes Fatales
TonesAtmospheric, Stylish, Enigmatic, Eerie, Moody
TagsDetective, Investigator, Kill, Love At First Sight, Romance, Woman

Laura is a 1944 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Elizabeth Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel of the same title by Vera Caspary.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Laura Hunt

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Waldo Lydecker

Shelby Carpenter

Mrs. Ann Treadwell

Lancaster Corey

Bessie Clary, Laura's Maid

Terry Adams
Woman

Harry Carter
Party Guest

Detective

James Conaty
Party Guest

Kay Connors
Woman

John Dexter
Jacoby, the Artist

Ralph Dunn
Det. Fred Callahan

Nestor Eristoff
Man

Woman

Clyde Fillmore
Bullitt

Det. McEveety

Waldo's Servant

William Forrest
Important Client

Frances Gladwin
Woman

Beatrice Gray
Woman

Sam Harris
Party Guest

Kathleen Howard
Louise, Ann's Cook

Yolanda Lacca
Woman

Frank LaRue
Hairdresser

Woman

Gloria Marlen
Woman

Thomas Martin
Butler at Party

Buster Miles
Office Boy

Harold Miller
Party Guest

Forbes Murray
Man

Secretary

Party Guest

Alexander Sascha
Man

Harold Schlickenmayer
Detective

Larry Steers
Man Dining with Laura

Harry Strang
Detective

Secretary in Laura's Office

Eric Wilton
Restaurant Patron

Director

Writer

Jay Dratler

Samuel Hoffenstein

Elizabeth Reinhardt

uncredited

Producer

producer

Original Music

David Raksin
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Cinematographer

Editor

Louis R. Loeffler

Art Director

Leland Fuller
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Set Decorator

Thomas Little
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Costume Designer

Bonnie Cashin
-

Makeup Department

Guy Pearce
makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tom Dudley
assistant director

Robert Saunders
assistant director

Art Department

Paul S. Fox
associate set decorator

Sound Department

Harry M. Leonard
sound

E. Clayton Ward
sound

Special Effects

Fred Sersen
special photographic effects

Edwin Hammeras
transparency projection shots

Edward Snyder
transparency projection shots

Camera and Electrical Department

Lloyd Ahern
second camera operator

Frank Polony
still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor

Music Department

Emil Newman
musical director

Murray Spivack
music mixer

Vinton Vernon
music mixer

Other Crew

Ruth Fox
research assistant

Frances C. Richardson
research director

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
,

20th Century Fox

Fox Video

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment






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Films directed by Otto Preminger
Angel Face (1952)
Carmen Jones (1954)
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Exodus (1960)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Forever Amber (1947)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Kidnapped (1938)
Laura
Rosebud (1975)
Saint Joan (1957)
Skidoo (1968)
The Cardinal (1963)
The Fan (1949)
Whirlpool (1949)
Classic-era films noir in the National Film Registry
Detour (1945)
Force of Evil (1948)
Laura
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The Big Sleep (1946)
The Killers (1946)
White Heat (1949)