role, and Stack in Dana Andrews's. The show was taped in London and the teleplay was written by Truman Capote. It met with unanimous negative reactions, which was attributed to Radziwiłł's poor acting. An episode of Magnum, P.I. titled "Skin Deep", written by joint series creator Donald P. Bellisario, used a similar premise. Ian McShane guested as the Lydecker type, an insanely jealous film producer, and Cathie Shirriff guest-starred as the episode's version of Laura Hunt, the prominent actress Erin Wolfe, whose apparent suicide investigator Magnum (Tom Selleck) is investigating. As McPherson does in Laura, Magnum learns that, in reality, his investigation subject is not dead. Cold Case does the same thing but with a gender reversal in the season 3 finale, titled "Joseph". An episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation titled "Aquiel" was likewise inspired by Laura. In one early draft of the murder mystery episode, the writers struggled with the fact that their initial solution for the mystery seemed too close to the plot of Basic Instinct. Producer Michael Piller suggested they instead look to Laura as a blueprint. The script was adjusted accordingly, featuring a character in a detective role falling in love with a supposed murder victim through her personal logs, only to discover that she was, in fact, alive. Film In 2005, a Bollywood remake titled Rog was released, directed by Himanshu Brahmbhatt and starring Irrfan Khan and Ilene Hamann. See also List of American films of 1944 References Notes Bibliography Further reading McNamara, Eugene. "'Laura' As Novel, Film, and Myth". Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992. Preminger, Otto, Preminger: An Autobiography. New York: Doubleday 1977. Preminger, Otto and Bogdanovich, Peter, "The Making of Laura", On Film, Volume I, Number 1. (1970) Walker, John. "Laura (1944) film review", artdesigncafe, 2009. External links Laura essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, Bloomsbury Academic, 2010 , pages 375-377 Streaming audio Laura on Lux Radio Theater: February 5, 1945 Laura on Screen Guild Theater: August 20, 1945 Laura on Ford Theater: May 30, 1948 Laura on Lux Radio Theater: February 1, 1954 1944 films 1944 crime drama films 1944 mystery films 1940s American films 1940s English-language films 1940s mystery thriller films 1940s psychological thriller films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American crime drama films American mystery thriller films American police detective