How Would Lubitsch Do It S5E07.5 - Otto Preminger's Laura [1944] with Eloise Ross

Writer and film historian Eloise Ross joins us to discuss noted Lubitsch disciple Otto Preminger and his 1944 noir Laura. We cover Preminger’s past and parallels with Lubitsch, the tumultuous story of Laura’s production, the film’s highly unusual tone, its memorable characters and dialogue, and the majesty of Clifton Webb.
Edited by Brennen King
NEXT WEEK:
David Cairns returns to discuss A Royal Scandal, Dragonwyck, That Lady in Ermine, and the death of Ernst Lubitsch.
WORKS CITED:
The World and Its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger by Chris Fujiwara
Host: ‪@DevanAGScott‬
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The painting of Laura is actually a photograph painted over.

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Ms Australia: you seem not to have watched to the end. The whole last section is SUSPENSE as Webb-Waldo proceeds toward killing Laura for sure, Andrews-Mark kept mostly unawares.