
A Kiss Before Dying
He had looks, charm ... and killer instincts.
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Release Date
4/20/1956Runtime
94 minsOverview
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
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A calculated man manipulates his way through the lives of two sisters with ruthless charm, leaving moral devastation in his wake. This is noir where the killer is the protagonist, a study in seduction as predation.
Mood
TenseUnsettlingBleak
Themes
AmbitionBetrayalObsession
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Steady
Look
Black and whiteHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual contentGraphic violence

Robert Wagner
Bud Corliss

Jeffrey Hunter
Gordon Grant

Virginia Leith
Ellen Kingship

Joanne Woodward
Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship

Mary Astor
Mrs. Corliss

George Macready
Leo Kingship

Robert Quarry
Dwight Powell

Howard Petrie
Howard Chesser, Chief of Police
Molly McCart
Annabelle Koch
Marlene Felton
Medical Student

Bill Walker
Bill, the Butler
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