
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
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)

Wally Albright
Newsboy (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
Newsboy (uncredited)

Harry Carter
Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Detective (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy
Woman (uncredited)
James Conaty
Party Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn
Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick
Woman (uncredited)

Clyde Fillmore
Owner of Bullitt & Co. Ad Agency (uncredited)

James Flavin
Det. McEveety (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Lee Tung Foo
Waldo's Servant (uncredited)

William Forrest
Important Client (uncredited)

Frances Gladwin
Woman (uncredited)
William Graeff Jr.
Newsboy (uncredited)

Beatrice Gray
Woman (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)

Kathleen Howard
Ann's Cook Louise (uncredited)
Yolanda Lacca
Woman (uncredited)

Frank LaRue
Hairdresser (uncredited)

Kay Linaker
Woman (uncredited)
Gloria Marlen
Woman (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Buster Miles
Johnny the Office Boy (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Man (uncredited)

Jane Nigh
Secretary (uncredited)

Aileen Pringle
Woman (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alexander Sascha
Man (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer
Detective (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Man Dining with Laura (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Detective (uncredited)
Ben Watson
Newsboy (uncredited)

Cara Williams
Advertising Agency Employee (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew

Otto Preminger
Director, Producer

Samuel Hoffenstein
Screenplay
Jay Dratler
Screenplay
Elizabeth Reinhardt
Screenplay

Ring Lardner, Jr.
Screenplay
Vera Caspary
Novel
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Lyman Hallowell
Additional Editing
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Tom Dudley
Assistant Director
Lloyd Ahern Sr.
Additional Camera
Sam Benson
Costume Supervisor
Bonnie Cashin
Costume Design
Guy Pearce
Makeup Artist
E. Clayton Ward
Sound Designer
Harry M. Leonard
Sound Designer
Edward Snyder
Special Effects
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects

David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Emil Newman
Music Director
Vinton Vernon
Music
Murray Spivack
Music
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
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