A man is found murdered, with witnesses convinced about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. However, it becomes apparent that the woman has a twin, and finding out which one is the killer seems impossible.
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Title: The Dark Mirror (1946)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Terry Collins / Ruth Collins | |
| Lew Ayres | ... | Dr. Scott Elliott | |
| Thomas Mitchell | ... | Police Lt. Stevenson | |
| Richard Long | ... | Rusty | |
| Charles Evans | ... | Dist. Atty. Girard | |
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Garry Owen | ... | Franklin (as Gary Owen) |
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Lela Bliss | ... | Mrs. Didriksen |
| Lester Allen | ... | George Benson | |
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A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. When both twins have an alibi for the night of the murder, a psychiatrist is called in to assist a detective in solving the case. Through a series of tests, he discovers which twin actually committed the crime and in the course of his investigation he falls in love with the normal twin. Written by Neil Doyle <Doylenf@msn.com>
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same actress playing twin role | one actress for twin sisters | actress playing multiple roles | evil twin | twins |Taglines:
Twins! One who loves... and one who loves to kill! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1947 (Turkey) See more »Also Known As:
Der schwarze Spiegel See more »Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Music by Johannes Brahms (uncredited)
[Playing on the radio in Dr. Elliott's apartment]
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Lt. Stevenson warns the sisters about a Rube Goldberg defense. This refers to the Pulitzer prize winning author and cartoonist (1883-1970) famous for his diagrams of complicated machines that perform simple tasks. He inspired Rube Goldberg Machine Contests that feature heavily on Youtube. See more »Goofs
When Ruth is talking to her sister Terry, who is in bed, the mirror shows a reflection of her sister with a picture above her bed. When you look at a straight shot before and after you can see that there is just a wallpapered wall behind her. Later on in the movie, you are able to see a picture above Terry's bed and Ruth's bed, this time correctly matching the mirror. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio: Screen Directors Playhouse: Chicago Deadline (2017) See more »Soundtracks
Symphony No. 4 in Em (1st movement), Opus 98Music by Johannes Brahms (uncredited)
[Playing on the radio in Dr. Elliott's apartment]
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A man is murdered, and a woman called Ruth Collins is seen at the scene of the crime.The case gets tricky, when is found out that Ruth has a twin sister, Terry.They both have to then go see a psychiatrist, Dr.Scott Elliott.The doc falls for the normal sister, but which is which? The other one of them is capable of committing a cold blooded murder, but which one? Robert Siodmak's Film-Noir The Dark Mirror (1946) takes some Freudian turns as it goes on.Olivia de Havilland shines in a dual role.She's terrific as the psychotic sister as well as the normal one.Lew Ayres is great as the Shrink.Character actor Thomas Mitchell does very fine job as Lt.Stevenson.This movie was very fascinating to watch.It gave some challenge finding out which one did it.60 years has done no harm to this film.