Sep 22nd
Laura***                              
(US 1944)

A beautiful New York advertising executive is murdered, and the detective investigating her death becomes obsessed by her. She then reappears...
Classic but somehow unsatisfying noir melodrama - good but not perfect in its casting, writing, star chemistry, or even the celebrated Laura theme. Less a thriller than a caustic character study, with the director on his best form.

Written by: Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Betty Reinhardt, from the novel.
Producer/Director: Otto Preminger.
Starring: Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Gene Tierney, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, Dorothy Adams, James Flavin.
Photography: Joseph La Shelle.
Music: David Raksin.