Story Line
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
“The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!”
Top Cast

Dana Andrews
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Gene Tierney
Laura Hunt

Clifton Webb
Waldo Lydecker

Vincent Price
Shelby Carpenter

Judith Anderson
Ann Treadwell

Dorothy Adams
Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1944-10-11
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
DramaMystery
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User Reviews (2)

John Chard
8/10
•6/19/2019Yeah, dames are always pulling a switch on you.
Otto Preminger's wonderfully crafted mystery has become something of a big favourite of many people over the years, and rightly so. But just what is it that makes the film so watchable after all the...

CinemaSerf
7/10
•11/19/2024We know right from the outset that the eponymous character (Gene Tierney) has been killed and that investigating police officer "McPherson" (Dana Andrews) is going to have quite a task finding out just what happened. The ensuing story tries to knit t...






