Laura (1944) is a great Film Noir style piece that showcases Gene Tierney's acting skills and breathtaking beauty at the peak of her career (long before the nut house and the shock treatments), and it is, perhaps, her best film. With a good story of infatuation, admiration and jealousy, the film holds back a few surprises along the way.
Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), a beautiful advertising exec and socialite, has been murdered: her lovely face rendered unrecognizable by the tearing of a direct shotgun blast...
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
A homicide detective (Dana Andrews) takes on the case with gusto, interviewing the two main suspects: Laura's admirer and benefactor: Waldo, and her Fiance: Shelby (Vincent Price). Along the way, a strange thing happens, as the detective begins to fall in love with Laura himself, via a portrait hanging on the wall, hearing descriptions of her ravishing allure and reading her diary...
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
The investigation is thrown into turmoil when Laura returns from a long weekend, very much alive...
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
Now the detective must find out who the woman was that was murdered in Laura's apartment, and the identity of the killer...
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
Everyone is a suspect, even Laura herself...
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
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| Laura. 1944: Gene Tierney |
