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The Kiss Before the Mirror is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film adapted from the 1932 play by Ladislas Fodor, directed by James Whale and starring Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, and Gloria Stuart.
The Kiss Before the Mirror: Directed by James Whale. With Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart. When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.
- (705)
- Drama, Mystery
- James Whale
- 1933-05-04
Jul 30, 2023 · THE KISS BEFORE THE MIRROR, a photoplay In seven reels by Universal Pictures Corp. (C) 3Apr33; LP3775. Universal Pictures Co., Inc. (PWH); 20Dec60;
- 68 min
The film stars a pre-Wizard of Oz Frank Morgan as a prosecuting attorney haunted by the similarities between the case he's prosecuting -- that of a young...
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- James Whale
- Mystery & Thriller
- Nancy Carroll
Feb 2, 2021 · James Whale ‘s The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) is an elegant pre-Code flourish that reveals more bite than suggested by its initial appearance as fattening bonbon. Is it a comedy or a...
Director James Whale’s The Kiss Before the Mirror is often a powerhouse of a pre-code film, following a lawyer who is tasked with defending his friend on a murder charge. Dr. Paul Held (Frank Morgan) is called in when his friend Walter Bernsdorf (Paul Lukas) shoots and kills his wife Lucy (Gloria Stuart), upon discovering that Lucy had been ...
May 19, 2021 · In The Kiss Before the Mirror, Whale introduces the character of Dr. Paul Held (The Wizard of Oz’s Frank Morgan) as an upright and respectable legal professional. Held is saddled with the task of defending in the court of law a man who’s confessed to murdering his own wife.
