The Kiss before the Mirror (1933)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 67 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: James Whale
Stars: Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan and Paul Lukas
IMDb score:
6,5 (831)
Releasedate: 4 May 1933
The Kiss before the Mirror plot
A famous doctor kills his adulterous wife. His best friend is a lawyer and defends him. The man is declared mentally incompetent and acquitted. The lawyer suspects that his wife is also cheating and decides to kill her and be acquitted in the same way.
Actors and actresses
Maria Held
Paul Held
Walter Bernsdorf
Lucy Bernsdorf
Hilda Frey
Maria's Lover
Schultz (as Charles Grapewin)
Lucy's Lover
Public Prosecutor
Busybody in Courtroom
Reviews & comments
starbright boy (moderator films)
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James Whale is best known for his early horror films, which always contain a human element. But he made more films, especially in the early 1930s. I recently saw the beautiful original *Waterloo Bridge*. Now, this film, which is stylistically exuberant here and there and foreshadows some noirish themes as well as traces of Whale's horror films, particularly in the sets. Whale was delightfully stylish. Whale was a gay man, and there is clearly some gay innuendo in this film that cannot be accidental. The assistant Hilda is the clearest example. The story is primarily a moral play that betrays a theatrical origin, but the details elevate this film.
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