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A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is having trouble being accepted by the family of his comparatively-rich girlfriend, Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward). Dorothy's pregnancy is only going to make... Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is having trouble being accepted by the family of his comparatively-rich girlfriend, Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward). Dorothy's pregnancy is only going to make matters worse. Instead of working their problems out, however, Bud coldly murders Dorothy and leaves false evidence that she committed suicide. When Dorothy's sister Ellen (Virginia Leith) decides to look into the death, Bud begins to wonder if he won't have to kill again. Lensed by Lucian Ballard, one of Sam Peckipah's favorite cinematographers. [More]
Starring: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith
Starring: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith, Mary Astor, George Macready, Howard Petrie, Robert Quarry, Mollie McCart, Bill Walker
Director: Gerd Oswald
Director: Gerd Oswald
Screenwriter: Lawrence Roman
Story: Ira Levin
Producer: Robert L. Jacks
Composer: Lionel Newman
Reviews for A Kiss Before Dying
Oswald, who never graduated past B-movies and television, makes masterful use of the frame, pitting his dark thriller elements against a full-color, widescreen frame.
This psychological thriller is penned by Ira Levin, of "Rosemary's Baby" fame...
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