2K views · 46 reactions | Laura (1944) directed by Otto Preminger. Commissioned to score Preminger’s film, Raksin composed the haunting theme just days after separating from his first wife, drawing on her “Dear John” letter for inspiration and channeling his heartbreak into one of the most memorable and recognizable melodies in cinema history. | History of Cinema | Facebook

Evening viewing recommendation? Otto Preminger's classic mystery LAURA (1944)—one of the most sophisticated noirs of the 1940s, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb—now playing in our Fox Noir series on the Criterion Channel! 🖤 https://www.criterionchannel.com/fox-noir | The Criterion Collection

LAURA (1944) In one of the most celebrated 1940s film noirs, Manhattan detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of Madison Avenue executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) in her fashionable apartment. On the trail of her murderer, McPherson quizzes Laura's arrogant best friend, gossip columnist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and her comparatively mild fiancé, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). As the detective grows obsessed with the case, he finds himself falling in love with th

403K views · 12K reactions | LAURA (1944) In one of the most...