Film noir a classic film style of the `40s and `50s is noted for its dark themes stark camera angles and high-contrast lighting. Comprising many of Hollywood`s finest films film noir tells realistic stories about crime mystery femme fatales and moral conflict.A definitive film noir classic Laura tells the shocking story of a Park Avenue society beauty murdered in her apartment which brings Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) to New York`s most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) he also questions the men in her life - the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and playboy fianc Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). Lulled by her stunning portrait fine liquor and classical music McPherson doesn`t know he`s in for a heart-stopping shock with the sudden appearance of a woman who seems to be Laura herself. Steeped in suspense heightened reality and witty sophistication Laura leads to a shocking climax.