May 13, 2024, Press Release from the Hancock Historical Museum: Findlay, OH – The Hancock Historical Museum will feature Laura (1944) for May’s classic movie at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17. Nominated for 5 Oscars, and winner of Best Black and White Cinematography for 1945, Laura is one of the most celebrated 1940s film noir films. Manhattan detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) in her apartment. On the trail of her murderer, McPherson quizzes Laura's arrogant best friend, Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and her fiancé, Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). As the detective grows obsessed with the case, he finds himself falling in love with the dead woman.