Laura
“The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!”
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
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Cast
43 people
Dana Andrews
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Night of the Demon
Gene Tierney
Laura Hunt
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Leave Her to Heaven
Clifton Webb
Waldo Lydecker
Known for
Titanic
The Man Who Never Was
Vincent Price
Shelby Carpenter
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Judith Anderson
Ann Treadwell
Known for
Rebecca
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Dorothy Adams
Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
Known for
The Killing
The Best Years of Our Lives
Wally Albright
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Hi'–Neighbor!
The First Round-Up
Bobby Barber
Newsboy (uncredited)
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Harry Carter
Party Guest (uncredited)
Known for
Hell and High Water
Lane Chandler
Detective (uncredited)
Known for
Samson and Delilah
The Devil's Brother
Dorothy Christy
Woman (uncredited)
Known for
Sons of the Desert
James Conaty
Party Guest (uncredited)
Also in
Eyes of the Navy
Too Many Husbands
Otto Preminger Director · Ring Lardner Jr. Screenplay Samuel Hoffenstein Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $1M · United States release October 11, 1944
Box office
Budget
$1,020,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 11, 1944
Theatrical
United States
March 31, 2006 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Australia
April 5, 1945 · Theatrical
Austria
May 9, 1947 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 15, 1948 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 29, 1945 · Theatrical
Canada
December 14, 1944 · Theatrical
March 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
July 4, 2016 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
July 30, 1948 · Theatrical
Finland
November 30, 1945 · Theatrical
July 24, 1959 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
July 13, 1946 · Theatrical
March 16, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
November 9, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
October 11, 2020 · Premiere · Lumière Film Festival
January 4, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
May 9, 1947 · Theatrical
Greece
March 25, 1946 · Theatrical
October 15, 2007 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
August 28, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Hong Kong SAR China
September 13, 1946 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 20, 1947 · Theatrical
Italy
June 5, 1946 · Theatrical
Japan
July 8, 1947 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 15, 1948 · Theatrical
October 10, 2007 · Physical · DVD
December 4, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Portugal
December 3, 1945 · Theatrical
Spain
January 24, 1946 · Theatrical · Madrid
July 1, 1982 · Theatrical · Filmoteca Española
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
March 31, 1945 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 26, 1944 · Theatrical · London
January 15, 1945 · Theatrical
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
XC
October 31, 1947 · Theatrical
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