The Death Kiss | |
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Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
Written by | Gordon Kahn Barry Barringer |
Based on | The Death Kiss 1932 novel by Madelon St. Dennis |
Produced by | E. W. Hammons, Burt Kelly |
Starring | David Manners Adrienne Ames Bela Lugosi John Wray Vince Barnett Edward Van Sloan |
Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | Rose Loewinger |
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Distributed by | Sono Art-World Wide Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.