"LAURA" (1944) Review
When I had first saw the 1944 murder mystery, "LAURA", I felt inclined to read the 1943 Vera Caspary novel it was based upon. Needless to say, Caspary's novel seemed adequate. But I found myself preferring Otto Preminger's film adaptation a lot more.
Surprisingly, Preminger had not been the first choice as the movie's director. Producer William Goetz, akting as 20th Century Fox's studio head in Darryl Zanuckβs absence, allowed Preminger to act as the filmβs unit producer. When Zanuck returned to the studio, he expressed a lukewarm attitude toward the project. And he...
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