Detective McPherson (Dana Andrews) is called to investigate the murder of the beautiful and charming Laura (Gene Tierney), found dead in her home, blasted in the face by a shotgun. McPherson builds a mental picture of the dead girl from interviews and a painting of her hanging in her apartment. He tries to piece together the mystery of who would kill such an enticing woman and finds hes falling for her himself. Could it be the vicious tongued and jealous journalist Lydecker (Clifton Webb), or her inveterate playboy cad of a fiance, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). Then someone walks into the apartment, busting the case wide open. Answering some questions and posing others, and changing the focus of the investigation.A nice whodunit with some fine acting, chock full of witty one liners. We follow the personal life of Laura in flashback and establish who and why they dunnit. in this lightly played mystery, where one watches the character sketches rather than the plot, but its still a top noir and worth a watch.
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