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A Kiss Before Dying( 1956)

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He had looks, charm ... and killer instincts.

Overview

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robert Wagner

      Bud Corliss

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      Jeffrey Hunter

      Gordon Grant

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      Virginia Leith

      Ellen Kingship

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      Joanne Woodward

      Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship

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      Mary Astor

      Mrs. Corliss

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      George Macready

      Leo Kingship

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      Robert Quarry

      Dwight Powell

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      Howard Petrie

      Howard Chesser, Chief of Police

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      Molly McCart

      Annabelle Koch

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      Marlene Felton

      Medical Student

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      Bill Walker

      Bill, the Butler

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 18 2017
    Love conquers all... A Kiss Before Dying is directed by Gerd Oswald and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Roman from the novel of the same name written by Ira Levin. It stars Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith, Jeffrey Hunter and Mary Astor. A CinemaScope/De Luxe Color production, music is by Lionel Newman and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Plot basically finds Wagner as a scheming pretty boy willing to commit murder in order to reach the riches of an inheritance. Story bubbles away nicely as Bud Corlis (Wagner) and Dorothy Kingship (Woodward), he sly and distant - she vuln...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • pregnancy
    • sister
    • film noir
    • murder
    • college student