Director: Otto Preminger Year: 1944 - Laura continues some of the noir trends of the era, especially with its brick-wall male lead who calls women "dames", but it's probably more worthwhile for being the first fun mystery film on the list. None of the suspects have an ounce of subtlety, but the acting is strong, and it's hard not to like Dana Andrews as the gruff detective who can't stop playing his little baseball marble game. Clare and I had a lot of fun watching this, and it did keep us guessing.
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