Laura (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Otto Preminger |
| Top Genres | Crime, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Apartments, Book-Based, Detectives, Mistaken Identity, Romance (Drama) |
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Laura Overview:
Laura (1944) was a Crime - Film Noir Film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and Otto Preminger and produced by Otto Preminger.
The film was based on the novel of the same name from & Colliers Serial "Ring Twice for Laura" written by Vera Caspary published in 1943 (novel); Oct - Nov 1942 (magazine).
Laura was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Clifton Webb | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle | Won |
| Best Director | Otto Preminger | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Betty Reinhardt | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
book: I’d Know You Anywhere (2010) by Laura Lippman
By John Grant on Dec 16, 2018 From NoirishI’ve been pretty lucky with my reading during 2018, taking things overall, so it’s a surprise that, halfway through December, I’ve encountered what may be my book of the year. I’m normally unhappy with genre pigeonholing except as a guiltily deployed shorthand, and all the wh... Read full article
book: Sunburn (2018) by Laura Lippman
By John Grant on Aug 21, 2018 From NoirishA silky-smooth piece of noir. If a writer like James M. Cain or David Goodis had mellowed with age, had become a little less disenchanted with his fellow man, he might have produced something like Sunburn. Here we have a femme fatale, Polly, who’s as ruthless and seductive as any, yet whose mo... Read full article
Western Roundup: Exclusive Guest Post by Laura Grieve
By Laura Grieve on Jun 29, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWestern Roundup From John Ford and John Wayne to Tim Holt and Hopalong Cassidy, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea to George O’Brien and Johnny Mack Brown, and all points in between, I love Westerns! I’m truly delighted to have the opportunity to share my deep affection for the genre at Clas... Read full article
CMBA SPRING BLOGATHON, UNDERSEEN AND UNDERRATED FILMS: Simon and Laura (1955)
on May 18, 2017 From Caftan WomanThe Classic Movie Blog Association is proud to present its spring blogathon, Underseen and Underrated running from May 15th through 19th. Please turn to this site for the blogs listed to read about some hidden gems. "If there's one thing you can't be on television, it is insincere." Eager young B... Read full article
CMBA SPRING BLOGATHON, UNDERSEEN AND UNDERRATED FILMS: Simon and Laura (1955)
By Caftan Woman on May 18, 2017 From Caftan WomanThe Classic Movie Blog Association is proud to present its spring blogathon, Underseen and Underrated running from May 15th through 19th. Please turn to this site for the blogs listed to read about some hidden gems. "If there's one thing you can't be on television, it is insincere." Eager young... Read full article
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Quotes from
Waldo Lydecker: Let's not be psychiatric. But in a word, yes.
Shelby Carpenter: I forgot to tell you, I also read palms, I swallow swords, I mend my own socks, I never eat garlic or onions, what more could you want of a man?
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Facts about
The character of Waldo Lydecker appears to be based on the columnist, broadcaster, and "New Yorker" theater critic Alexander Woollcott, a famous wit who, like Waldo, was fascinated by murder. Woollcott always dined at the Algonquin Hotel, where Laura first approaches Waldo.
Gene Tierney originally did not want to make this film but did it anyway under contract obligations.
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