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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Albert Beich (writer)
Rian James (story)
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Release Date:
19 February 1964 (USA) more
Tagline:
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, now who's the fairest twin of all? more
Plot:
The twin sister of a callous wealthy woman murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Sandler plays twins
(From JoBlo. 27 October 2009, 11:35 PM, PDT)
Imho "Merlin" (1.1-1.2): There's Something About Merlin
(From AfterElton.com. 22 June 2009, 3:00 PM, PDT)
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She Wouldn't Hurt a Fly! more (32 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Bette Davis | ... | Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Sergeant Jim Hobbson | |
| Peter Lawford | ... | Tony Collins | |
| Philip Carey | ... | Sergeant Hoag | |
| Jean Hagen | ... | Dede Marshall | |
| George Macready | ... | Paul Harrison | |
| Estelle Winwood | ... | Dona Anna | |
| George Chandler | ... | George, Chauffeur | |
| Mario Alcalde | ... | Garcia | |
| Cyril Delevanti | ... | Henry, the Butler | |
| Monika Henreid | ... | Janet | |
| Bert Remsen | ... | Daniel 'Dan' Lister, Bartender | |
| Charles Watts | ... | Apartment Manager | |
| Ken Lynch | ... | Captain Johnson |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dead Image (UK)
Who Is Buried in My Grave? (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
115 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA more
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Trivia:
Lana Turner turned the film down because she didn't want to play twins. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Edith arrives at her apartment above the cocktail lounge in broad daylight, but when her boyfriend Jim comes to visit less than fifteen minutes later it is dark outside. more
Quotes:
Paul Harrison:
Too bad I called and woke you last night. This might not have happened.
Margaret DeLorca:
It wouldn't have mattered when you called. I've gotten so I'm afraid to turn around for fear of what will happen next.
Paul Harrison:
Oh, just one of those rough patches, Margaret. Things will look better in a few months.
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Referenced in Double Take: A Conversation with Boze Hadleigh (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Shuffle Off to Buffalo more
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In Los Angeles, after eighteen years without speaking to each other, Edith Phillips meets her twin sister Margaret de Lorca (Bette Davis) in the funeral of Maggie's husband and former love of Edith that died of heart attack. Maggie invites Edith to visit her mansion, and Edith finds through her sister's driver that Maggie used a fake pregnancy to trick her and marry her passion. When Edith arrives in her bar, she is evicted by her landlord. Edith calls Maggie, kills her and assumes her identity. The police, including her boyfriend Sergeant Jim Hobbson (Karl Malden), believe that Edith committed suicide in an act of despair. Edith lures Maggie's servants and friends, but when Maggie's lover Tony Collins (Peter Lawford) appears, the situation becomes complicated for her.
"Dead Ringer" is a great film-noir, with thriller and black humor in an ironic story where justice is reached through the wrong and unexpected way. I have never had the chance to see the original Mexican movie "La Otra", but this remake is magnificently supported by the awesome Bette Davis, performing double and ambiguous roles that permit her to be rich, poor, simple, sophisticated, killer and victim. Her final line to Jim Hobbson ("-She wouldn't hurt a fly!") gives a bitter touch of class and irony to the conclusion of this enjoyable film. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Alguém Morreu em Meu Lugar" ("Somebody Died in My Place")