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The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
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4 May 1933 (USA) morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A rare James Whale shocker moreCast
(Credited cast) | Nancy Carroll | ... | Maria Held |
| Frank Morgan | ... | Paul Held |
| Paul Lukas | ... | Walter Bernsdorf |
 | Gloria Stuart | ... | Mrs. Walter Bernsdorf |
| Jean Dixon | ... | Hilda Frey |
| Donald Cook | ... | Maria's Lover |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Schultz |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Lucy's Lover |
| Wallis Clark | ... | Prosecutor |
| May Boley | ... | Busybody Lady in Courtroom |
| Christian Rub | ... | Man on the Wrong Floor |
| Reginald Mason | ... | Judge |
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This is not a horror movie. James Whale is best known for those. (His 1936 "Showboat," on the other hand is my absolute favorite movie musical, bar none.) This one is a brief but insightful character study.
Frank Morgan plays a famous lawyer engrossed in a murder case. He finds himself identifying with the jealous husband of a beautiful woman.
He identifies a little too strongly. He begins to see in his own wife the behavior of his client's wife.
Morgan's wife is played by one of the most charming of early movie actresses: Nancy Carroll. I've seen her primarily in light comedy, where she is absolutely charming. She has a quirkiness that resembles that of Janet Gaynor. And she physically resembles the ultra-sexy Clara Bow.
Her career was short, apparently by her own choice. This is one of her best roles. And, though it's atypical and little known, it's a very fine example of James Whale's masterful touch.