The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdwin L. Marin
Written byGordon Kahn
Barry Barringer
Based onThe Death Kiss
1932 novel
by Madelon St. Dennis
Produced byE. W. Hammons, Burt Kelly
StarringDavid Manners
Adrienne Ames
Bela Lugosi
John Wray
Vince Barnett
Edward Van Sloan
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
Edited byRose Loewinger
Production
company
Distributed bySono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date
  • January 8, 1933 (1933-01-08)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Death Kiss is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film starring David Manners as a crusading studio writer, Adrienne Ames as an actress, and Bela Lugosi as a studio manager. The thriller features three leading players from the previous year's Dracula (Lugosi, Manners, and Edward Van Sloan), and was the first film directed by Edwin L. Marin.

The film was produced by KBS Productions at Tiffany Pictures and released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures. The film's main plot devices was reused for the 1946 French film That's Not the Way to Die starring Erich von Stroheim. The film is currently in the public domain.