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A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

APPROVED  94 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery   -  12 June 1956 (USA)
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A ruthless college student resorts to murder in a futile attempt to marry an heiress.

Director:

Gerd Oswald

Writers:

Lawrence Roman (screenplay), Ira Levin (novel)

Stars:

Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter and Virginia Leith
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Wagner ...
Bud Corliss
Jeffrey Hunter Jeffrey Hunter ...
Gordon Grant
Virginia Leith Virginia Leith ...
Ellen Kingship
Joanne Woodward ...
Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
Mary Astor ...
Mrs. Corliss
George Macready George Macready ...
Leo Kingship
Robert Quarry ...
Dwight Powell
Howard Petrie Howard Petrie ...
Howard Chesser, Chief of Police
Bill Walker Bill Walker ...
Bill, the Butler
Molly McCart Molly McCart ...
Annabelle Koch
Marlene Felton Marlene Felton ...
Medical Student
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Storyline

Student Bud Corliss is wooing Dorother Kingship purely for her father's mining fortune. When he finds she is pregnant he realises she is likely to be disinherited, so cleverly stages her suicide. After a couple of months her sister back home finds evidence to question the suicide verdict, but by then has a new boyfriend of her own... Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Heiress | College Student | Murder | Vitamin Pills | Dark Alley  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Amor, Prelúdio de Morte See more »

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Tucson, Arizona, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crown Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Quotes

[first lines]
Bud Corliss: Crying isn't going to help.
Dorothy Kingship: I just can't help it.
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Connections

Referenced in "Girlfriends: A Kiss Before Lying (#1.19)" (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Kiss Before Dying"
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Carroll Coates
Sung by Dolores Hawkins See more »