TCM Party Screens 1944 Noir 'Laura' Tonight

Clifton Webb is a top tier noir villain. #Laura isn’t as great without his turn as Waldo. By casting someone so slight and unassuming in the part, they made him more lethal. It’s a brilliant portrayal of a sophisticated villain. #TCMParty

One of *THE* defining images of classic era film noir. A perfect shot by DP Joseph LaShelle. 👍 #TCMParty #Laura

In the wonderful Carol Burnett parody of #Laura, “Flora,” Lydecker kills Flora, Macpherson kills Lydecker, and MacPherson and Bessie live happily ever after. #tcmparty

The baseball game sells for $500 and up on auction sites #Laura #SUTS #TCMParty

Laird Cregar would have almost perfectly matched the description of Waldo Lydecker in Vera Caspary’s novel #Laura ^PG #TCMParty #SUTS

The iconic portrait survived the movie and eventually hung in TCM host Robert Osborne's Manhattan apartment. After Osborne died, much of his collection was auctioned—but the portrait doesn't appear in the auction records found online, and its present whereabouts are uncertain. #TCMParty #Laura

Honestly, a shotgun seems like too much weapon for Waldo. #Laura #TCMParty

I have a silver brush and mirror set like Laura's that was my mothers. #Laura #TCMParty

The writing, directing and Judith Anderson's delivery of that soliloquy are a Master Class #TCMParty #Laura

What if MacPherson wasn't falling in love with #Laura before Lydecker suggests it, and Lydecker didn't see legitimately odd behaviour, he only accuses him because he's so jealous that he's infuriated by anyone involved in her life, even if it's someone investigating it after she's dead! #TCMParty

Laura goes from teenage (?) office girl to independent woman dominating the Manhattan advertising world (years before Peggy Olson). Waldo helped her, but she quickly outgrew him and left him behind. All this in a 1944 movie. Astounding. #Laura #TCMParty

#Laura is absolutely perfect 😍 I never tire of it. #TCMParty

Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Vincent Price (in 1944 and 1983). They reunited nearly forty years later, in 1983, for a movie awards ceremony. #Laura #TCMParty

I love that line about "a remarkable collection of dopes." #Laura #TCMParty #SUTS

I'll take Dana Andrews pawing at me and calling me a dame #Laura #TCMParty