My 150 Favorite Movies - #31
Laura (1944)
Laura is quintessential Hitchcock-style film noir, except it wasn't directed by Hitchcock, but by Otto Preminger. Starring one of the screen's most beautiful actresses, Gene Tierney, Laura concerns itself with a young designer whose presumed death leads to a murder investigation and even further mystery. Starring a stellar list of colorful character actors, including Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Dana Andrews and Judith Anderson, it also contains some of the most scintillating dialogue east of the Mississippi. One sample: "I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom." Blessed with a gorgeous theme song by David Raksin (you can listen here), Laura was voted one of the top five mysteries by the American Film Institute.
Laura is quintessential Hitchcock-style film noir, except it wasn't directed by Hitchcock, but by Otto Preminger. Starring one of the screen's most beautiful actresses, Gene Tierney, Laura concerns itself with a young designer whose presumed death leads to a murder investigation and even further mystery. Starring a stellar list of colorful character actors, including Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Dana Andrews and Judith Anderson, it also contains some of the most scintillating dialogue east of the Mississippi. One sample: "I don't use a pen. I write with a goose quill dipped in venom." Blessed with a gorgeous theme song by David Raksin (you can listen here), Laura was voted one of the top five mysteries by the American Film Institute.
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