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Which actors played the detective and the apparent murder victim in Laura?

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In the 1944 film noir Laura, directed by Otto Preminger, the detective Mark McPherson is played by Dana Andrews. The character of Laura Hunt, the woman initially believed to be the murder victim, is played by Gene Tierney.1