Laura (Main Theme)

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Video slideshow of the film Laura, with the theme performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra.

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Entertainment

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• Laura
• Gene
• Tierney
• Dana
• Andrews
• Clifton
• Webb
• Vincent
• Price
• film
• noir

[nycterrana]

Great movie. And, I believe the theme song is always identified with Gene Tierney, as being her song.

[windstorm1000]

I can never get enough of this beautiful, mysterious theme. It haunts my dreams--like Laura herself.

[laurakaufman1]

@slyflyeintx go the the mall. There is a music box store there in Fallbrook, CA in the Valley

[Poopaloo55]

@lasalleman A teeny bit creepy, that. Great film though, even with that twisted plot!

[slyflyeintx]

I too, was name after this movie and song. I'd love to find a music box with the theme. Anyone have any ideas?

[charlieheinz57]

A fair version of this song. Left out the composer's scherzo motif. 101 strings could have done a lot better job.

Clifton Webb had a far greater range of acting talent than the others in the film. H started out in vaudeville and Broadway musicals. Played another mean villain in The Razors Edge. Foppish genius type in several light comedies. Astounding range.

[TheMugsley]

living in a 5000 square foot apartment full of expensive stuff. How do you think old 60 year old Clifton Webb got into her love life? The director of the film was smart too. He gave the audiences Gene Tierney in tight fitting outfits and filmy negligees and not caring when her girlfriend gets two 12 gauge barrels of 00 buck in her face. The song helped a lot and stayed at number one for 1944-1946 time period. Love the characters. A great period piece people in the 40's could relate too..

[TheMugsley]

the insensitive bitchy Madonna suddenly acting like a 12 year old girl falling all over herself to gain a mans attention. But in the movie Laura Dana had nothing to offer Laura. It didn't hurt that at the time of this movie Gene Tierney was something like 21-24 and the men were 32-60. Gene Tierney perfected the "I don't care whad you think look" and "I'm going to take what I want and you're going to give it to me attitude" Remember, her and her girlfriend were not working and

[TheMugsley]

stalker was shocking to audiences back then. Like Brad Pitt killing puppies and children and laughing about it. How would you feel now? Dana Andrews was potrayed as the now so smart limited career cop who loves her apartment, smells her underwear, and drinks her booze. He was potrayed previously as an action hero and made a lot of tough guy Army/cop movies. No one gets away from him! And then he meets Laura and is suddenly, all throughout the movie, mr emotional. To the audience it was like

[TheMugsley]

If you've watched this film several times and know the times and actors, it is really a good movie. Vincent Price (before he got into horror movies) was a playboy in the movie who Laura hangs out with as a party buddy but not a lover...vincent was a hearthrob/lover in many of his movies. Clifton Webb was potrayed as a vain rich older man that decided Laura was going to be his or no one elses. Webb was also many movies previously as an intellectual suave lover. Seeing him as a possessive evil

[VIRIATO1942]

I named my daughter Laura becasue of this movie and song. .