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A Kiss Before Dying Reviews

1956

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Robert Quarry, Virginia Leith, Mollie McCart, Howard Petrie
Director	Gerd Oswald
Genres	Thriller

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- 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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  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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  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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  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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  - Jude
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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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  - Cheshire
  - 16 Jan 2006 at 03:27
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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 »
  
  Report this review
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  - London
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 22:22
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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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  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 ...