The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

Action / Drama / Mystery

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Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 56%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 840 840

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Plot summary

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.

Director

James Whale Photo
James Whale

Top cast

Reginald Mason Photo
Reginald Mason as Judge
Walter Pidgeon Photo
Walter Pidgeon as Lucy's Lover
Colin Kenny Photo
Colin Kenny as Court Clerk
Charley Grapewin Photo
Charley Grapewin as Schultz
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

For my money, James Whale is one of

For my money, James Whale is one of the more underrated directors who ever lived. Known for (and in some circles, absurdly dismissed for) his stylish Universal horror films (Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man) Whale was also adept with more literary projects, such as Journey's End, By Candlelight, and this 1933 production of The Kiss Before The Mirror, which I would argue is just as good as Frankenstein. 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 man on trial for killing his unfaithful wife -- and his own feelings toward his spouse (Nancy Carroll). The film features Whale's trademark stylistic flair (distorted, expressionism influenced shots and fluid camera movement), and it also features a show-stopping 360-degree panning shot of a courtroom that would end of becoming one of his favorite tricks. Technical feats aside, The Kiss Before The Mirror is vintage noir at its finest -- morally ambiguous sexual politics being filtered through a story of deceit, with a heavy helping of murder. It should be noted that at a slim running time of 67 minutes, the film manages to pack in a lot with steady, sure-handed pace -- an excellent sign of direction. The gift-wrapped ending was a little too cutesey for my taste, but overall this a great film by an even greater director.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Not one of Whale's more engrossing pictures, but

Not one of Whale's more engrossing pictures, but it still has plenty of pictorial style on view. Whale would later remake it as a punchier B movie, Wives Under Suspicion.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Another winner from 'frankenstein' director james whale

another winner from 'frankenstein' director james whale
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