Filiba: He said, ""Good evening.I""m the doctor."" I said, ""Doctor?"" He said, ""Yes, the doctor.I""ve come to see about your tonsils....Hotel Manager: The representative of police would like to know if here is anything wrong with your tonsils, Monsieur Filiba?Filiba: No.Ironically, the farmer""s young child cowers in terror in his mother""s arms at the sound of all the gunfire.(An uncredited James M.Cain wrote some of the script.)Director Jacques Tourneur, who collaborated with legendary producer Val Lewton, was well-known for his subtle horror films, includingCat People (1942)andI Walked With A Zombie (1943).] [It is deeply ironic that the narrator was actually a dead man by film""s end, and that he was the one who was responsible for ""Laura""s"" presumed murder! The narration could also possibly be partially composed of quotes taken from a diary or notes that Lydecker might have written - that were found after his death.