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Actors: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Laura |
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Private investigator Marc McPherson looks into the murder of Laura, who died before the film begins. Strangely, he falls in love with the dead woman through her beautiful oil painting hanging in her apartment. He investigates her lover/benefactor Waldo Lydecker and another man who may or may not have been her lover. Why would a woman whom every man falls in love with be murdered, and is the dead body really Laura at all?
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- catching brutal killer/stalker
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- journalist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) skinny
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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