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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| David Manners | ... | Franklyn Drew | |
| Adrienne Ames | ... | Marcia Lane | |
| Bela Lugosi | ... | Joseph Steiner | |
| John Wray | ... | Detective Lieut. Sheehan | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Officer Gulliver | |
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Alexander Carr | ... | Leon A. Grossmith |
| Edward Van Sloan | ... | Tom Avery | |
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Harold Minjir | ... | Howell |
| Barbara Bedford | ... | Script Girl | |
| Al Hill | ... | Assistant Director | |
| Harold Waldridge | ... | Charlie (as Harold Waldrige) | |
| Wade Boteler | ... | Sergeant Hilliker | |
| Lee Moran | ... | Todd | |
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While filming the closing scene of "The Death Kiss", leading man Myles Brent is actually killed. Having played around with, or been married to, most of the women connected with the movie studio, there are lots of suspects. When leading lady Marcia Lane is arrested for the killing, her suiter, a studio writer, starts to investigate the killing in order to prove her innocence. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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movie writer | pre code film | damsel in distress | deception | murder |Taglines:
IT'S FULL OF THRILLS! (original poster-all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 January 1933 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bacio mortale See more »Filming Locations:
California Tiffany Studios - 4516 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(copyright length) | (TCM print)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Franklyn Drew: It's noble of you to admit it.
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This film features much of the principal cast of the previous year's wildly profitable and successful Dracula (1931), including David Manners, Edward Van Sloan and Bela Lugosi. The studio sought to emphasize this connection to Dracula, most notably by giving Lugosi top billing despite his small supporting role. See more »Goofs
About 12 minutes into the movie Franklyn Drew digs a bullet out of the wall and identifies it as a ".38 caliber center fire." It is impossible to tell from the bullet alone whether it was fired from a center fire or rim fire cartridge. Such a claim could lead to confusion in identifying the gun that fired the bullet. See more »Quotes
Det. Lt. Sheehan: Everybody here seems to know more about police matters than the police.Franklyn Drew: It's noble of you to admit it.
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Not bad little cheapie, an early talkie about a murder in a movie studio. Enough clues to go on, some good red herrings, and only a couple of holes in the plot. Of course, to film buffs, Lugosi is the main attraction, but his part is small and his accent distracts. Interesting peeks at working movie company in the 30s.