Generally a good film by the standards of the 1940s though, as others have noted, the plot creaked at times.
The standards of the time also meant that actual sex had to be hinted at, leaving viewers to form their own impressions. At least one reviewer here on IMDB saw Waldo as gay, which I didn't, though the lesbianism of Laura's maid was detectable. (According to IMDB, the actress, Dorothy Adams, was uncredited, though her brief appearances were striking.)
Given that so much emphasis has been placed on McPherson's infatuation with a supposedly-dead woman, this didn't come over that strongly in the film. And though I can understand many men falling instantly for Laura, her doing so for McPherson so quickly seemed implausible.
Vincent Price had a formidable screen presence, though I did wonder whether the jacket he wore in his first scene was too big, even for him; but then men's clothing of that era was generously cut - all those baggy trousers!
The standards of the time also meant that actual sex had to be hinted at, leaving viewers to form their own impressions. At least one reviewer here on IMDB saw Waldo as gay, which I didn't, though the lesbianism of Laura's maid was detectable. (According to IMDB, the actress, Dorothy Adams, was uncredited, though her brief appearances were striking.)
Given that so much emphasis has been placed on McPherson's infatuation with a supposedly-dead woman, this didn't come over that strongly in the film. And though I can understand many men falling instantly for Laura, her doing so for McPherson so quickly seemed implausible.
Vincent Price had a formidable screen presence, though I did wonder whether the jacket he wore in his first scene was too big, even for him; but then men's clothing of that era was generously cut - all those baggy trousers!