Angel Face / Laura

ANGEL FACE, 1953, Warner Bros., 91 min. Director Otto Preminger’s most disturbing film noir finds rich spider-girl Jean Simmons casting her spell on ambulance driver Robert Mitchum. By the time Mitchum realizes he should’ve stuck to his nurse girlfriend (Mona Freeman), the deceptively lovely velvet trap has slammed shut, snaring him with faint chance of escape. With Herbert Marshall.

LAURA, 1944, 20th Century Fox, 88 min. Dir. Otto Preminger. Investigating a murder, chain-smoking detective Dana Andrews falls in love with the dead woman – only to find out that it wasn't her that was murdered. Even in a genre known for its twists, LAURA is a one-of-a-kind. With Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb and Vincent Price. The musical theme by David Raskin is unforgettable.