Laura Family Review

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.Detective Lieutenant Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the killing of Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), found dead on her apartment floor before the movie starts. McPherson builds a mental picture of the dead girl from the suspects he interviews. He is helped by the striking painting of the late lamented Laura hanging on her apartment wall. But who would have wanted to kill a girl with whom every man she met seemed to fall in love? To make matters worse, McPherson finds himself falling under her spell too. Then one night, halfway through his investigations, something seriously bizarre happens to make him re-think the whole case.—Steve Hosgood <[email protected]>Detective Lieutenant Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of a disfigured victim, believed to be a young advertising executive named Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney). McPherson falls under Laura's spell as he examines all aspects of her life. He questions her closest companions - her pompous and possessive mentor, newspaper columnist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb), her philandering fiancé Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price), a "kept man" and companion to her wealthy aunt Ann Treadwell (Dame Judith Anderson), and her loyal housekeeper Bessie Clary (Dorothy Adams). Each has a unique motive and all seem perfectly capable of committing the heinous crime. But Laura's reappearance complicates the case.—Mae MorenoWhen famous advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) is found dead in her apartment, killed by a person with a shotgun on a Friday night, Detective Lieutenant Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is in charge of the investigation. He interviews the prime suspects and friends of Laura: the snob and arrogant journalist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb), who promoted Laura at the beginning of her career and fell in love with her; and her fiancé, playboy Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). While investigating Laura's past through her diary and personal letters, Detective Lieutenant McPherson falls in love with her.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBeautiful Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) is found shot and killed in her apartment. Hard-nosed Detective Lieutenant Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is assigned as the lead investigator on the case. As he gets into the investigation, he learns that all of the men in her life were in love with her including her fiancé Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price), and the women either loved her as a person or were envious of the attention she received from men. As he questions the suspects and witnesses, reads her diary and private letters, and most importantly stares at the large portrait of her that hangs over her mantle, he falls under the spell of Laura. Three days into the investigation, someone walks through Laura's apartment door that changes the focus of the investigation and answers some nagging questions on McPherson's part, but also adds one more person to the long list of suspects.—Huggo