A Kiss Before Dying

1956 94 min ★ 6.3 Thriller, Drama, Crime

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

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Cast

Robert Wagner

Bud Corliss

Jeffrey Hunter

Gordon Grant

Virginia Leith

Ellen Kingship

Joanne Woodward

Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship

Mary Astor

Mrs. Corliss

George Macready

Leo Kingship

Robert Quarry

Dwight Powell

Howard Petrie

Howard Chesser, Chief of Police

Molly McCart

Annabelle Koch

Marlene Felton

Medical Student

Details

Director

Gerd Oswald

Screenplay

Lawrence Roman

Tagline

"He had looks, charm ... and killer instincts."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

United Artists, Crown Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

November 18, 2017

★ 7/10

Love conquers all... A Kiss Before Dying is directed by Gerd Oswald and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Roman from the novel of the same name written by Ira Levin. It stars Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith, Jeffrey Hunter and Mary Astor. A CinemaScope/De Luxe Color production, music is by Lionel Newman and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Plot basically finds Wagner as a sch...