" BackgroundLaura(1944) is one of the most stylish, elegant, moody, and witty classicfilm noirsever made with an ensemble cast of characters.The film""s many taglines included:The Most Electrifying Entertainment of Our Time!It""s climaxed by the 10 breath-stopping minutes you ever lived! Don""t reveal the ending -please!Unmatched.On his way to a performance of he London Symphony, his first victim in the fog-shrouded streets is a flower girl who offers: "A flower for your buttonhole, sir? Here""s a nice one.BackgroundSullivan""s Travels(1941) is generally considered one of celebrated writer/director Preston Sturges"" greatest dramatic comedies - and a satirical statement of his own director""s creed.