No wonder they""re so fresh and stuck up.That Veda! I tell you, I""m so fed up with the way she high-hats me, that one of these days I""m gonna cut loose and slap her right in the face.Preminger""s film falls under the category of romantic, melodramatic mystery/detective thriller.It might also be called a psychological study of deviant, kinky obsession, because almost everyone in the cast loves the title character - Laura." He referred to the ultra-competent Tibbs as "a powerful piece of manpower."After the call, the Sheriff suggested - almost challenged - that Virgil might want to look at the photos of the dead man, but Virgil angrily stormed out (due to his discriminatory treatment), claiming he had a train to catch (but now he would have to wait many hours until the mid-day train).Montana advises the others about a recent crackdown by Police Commissioner McClure (Landers Stevens), head of the new Crime Commission.Wasn""t that incredible? Night after night, I sat right next to the Emperor of Austria, playing duets with him, correcting the royal sight-reading.