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 .. Read more
| Starring | Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Joanne Woodward, Mary Astor |
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| Director | Gerd Oswald |
| Genres | Thriller |
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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 Peckinpah's favourite cinematographers.
| Starring | Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Joanne Woodward, Mary Astor, George Macready, Robert Quarry, Virginia Leith, Mollie McCart, Howard Petrie, Bill Walker |
|---|---|
| Director | Gerd Oswald |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Released | Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: 04 Aug 2003 |
An early Ira Levin thriller, predating Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives and Deathtrap, superbly adapted as an icily... read more on Time Out
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A kiss before dying
When the music and the bright colours came up at the beginning, I thought that I had misread the genre but this film turned out to be a treat for noir lovers. ... read more »
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I rented the book from my college library, and when I found out there was a film made I wanted to watch it. It is a good film, and Robert Wagner is very good as... read more »
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Robert Wagner's finest hour?
Gerd Oswald's excellent film was his first and perhaps his best, as well as arguably providing Robert Wagner's finest hour. Like Tony Curtis was to do a... read more »
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Old and boring
Not sure if I missed something, but this was a very old and very boring film.
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