Laura (1944)

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.

whirlpool (1949)

Ann (Gene Tierney), is the kleptomaniac wife of a successful psychoanalyst (Richard Conte). She seems to be facing a scandal, when she is arrested for shoplifting, but a stranger David Korvo (Jose Ferrer), comes to her aid. He gains her confidence and being a hypnotist begins treating her for kleptomania, but he's not what he seems to be. A fact that becomes obvious when she finds herself up for murder, when the police find her in a room with a strangled woman, and no idea how she got there. Unsure whether or not she committed the crime, her only chance is her husband, who believes Korvo to be the real murderer.
Gene Tierney gives a great performance as the distant and eternally worried suspect, in this tightly wound, but slightly ridiculous film noir. Whilst Ferrer is suitably creepy, evil and charming in turn.