Question 1

Which actor considered 'Laura' to be the best movie he ever made?

Accepted Answer

Vincent Price always considered 'Laura' to be the best movie he ever made.

Question 2

What shocking reaction did Clifton Webb have when seeing himself on-screen for the first time in 'Laura'?

Accepted Answer

Clifton Webb nearly had a heart attack when seeing himself in the bathtub scene, comparing himself to Gandhi and feeling he might vomit. Dana Andrews helped him with bourbon.

Question 3

How did the studio handle the unexpected popularity of David Raksin's score for 'Laura'?

Accepted Answer

Despite Oscar snub, David Raksin's score was so popular that the studio received many requests for recordings, leading to successful sheet music and instrumental releases.

Question 4

What was the unusual method used to create the portrait of Laura that appears in the film?

Accepted Answer

Otto Preminger scrapped the painted portrait and instead used an enlarged photo of Gene Tierney smeared with oil paint to look like a painting but unmistakably her.

Question 5

What hostile situation did Otto Preminger face when taking over as director of 'Laura'?

Accepted Answer

The cast was hostile to Preminger because former director Rouben Mamoulian falsely warned them Preminger disliked their acting and planned to fire them. Judith Anderson confronted him about it.

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