October 11 1944 Generally regarded as one of the 10 best mystery films of all time, Otto Preminger’s Laura premieres in New York. Adapted by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt from the novel by Vera Caspary, Dana Andrews stars as an NYPD detective investigating the brutal murder of the eponymous Laura Hunt, a successful advertising executive (played in ongoing flashbacks by Gene Tierney). As he delves deeper into her murder and the usual suspects start lining up, the obsessed detective finds himself posthumously falling in love with the dead woman. A sophisticated, psychologically astute and haunting slice of Oscar-nominated classic film noir co-starring Vincent Price, Judith Anderson and a scene-stealing Clifton Webb
