The Dark Mirror (1946 film)

The Dark Mirror
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Siodmak
Screenplay byNunnally Johnson
Story byVladimir Pozner
Produced byNunnally Johnson
StarringOlivia de Havilland
Lew Ayres
Thomas Mitchell
CinematographyMilton R. Krasner
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Color processBlack and white
Production
companies
International Pictures
Nunnally Johnson Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 18, 1946 (1946-10-18) (New York City)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,750,000 (US rentals)[1]

The Dark Mirror is a 1946 American film noir psychological thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak starring Olivia de Havilland as twins and Lew Ayres as their psychiatrist. The film marks Ayres' return to motion pictures following his conscientious objection to service in World War II. De Havilland had begun to experiment with method acting at the time and insisted that everyone in the cast meet with a psychiatrist. The film anticipates producer/screenwriter Nunnally Johnson's psycho-docu-drama The Three Faces of Eve (1957). Vladimir Pozner's original story on which the film is based was nominated for an Academy Award.[2][3]

  1. ^ "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
  2. ^ The Dark Mirror at IMDb
  3. ^ [1]. Radio Times, film review, November 1, 2004. Last accessed: February 14, 2010.