DEATH KISS

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• Release Year: 1933
• Genre: Classic, Comedy, Mystery
• Plot: Movie star murdered! Killer onitheiloose!; ; When an actor in a mystery film called The Death Kiss ends up killed during a drive-by shooting scene, the films screenwriter Frank Drew (David Manners) takes it upon himself to investigate. Among the suspects are an actress named Marcia Lan (Adrienne Ames), who is not only the dead actor's widow but also the screenwriter's lover, and Joseph Steiner, an arrogant studio executive played by Bela Lugosi. ; ; In this behind-the-scenes murder mystery, the film's director Edwin L. Martin reunites David Manners and Edward Van Sloan with the brooding intensity of Lugosi in ways surprisingly different from their classic collaboration in Dracula. Barringer and Kahn's screenplay of back-stage Hollywood is an early instance of blurring the line between reality and cinema. The end result is an overlooked classic murder mystery which is surprisingly intriguing and thoroughly entertaining. ; ; The startling color-tinted sequence is as effective today as it was in 1933.; ; **Please be advised that while a great effort is made in restoring these films in their entirety, portions which have been destroyed beyond repair may have been edited out.**
• Cast: David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi, John Wray, Vince Barnett, Alexander Carr, Edward Van Sloan, Harold Minjir, Barbara Bedford, Al Hill, Harold Waldridge, Wade Boteler, Lee Moran, King Baggot, Wilson Benge, Eddie Boland, Edmund Burns, Jack Byron, Eddy Chandler, James Donlan, Charles Dorety, Lester Dorr, Neely Edwards, Grace Hayle, Mona Maris, Clarence Muse, Frank O'Connor, Spec O'Donnell, George O'Hanlon, Steve Pendleton, Paul Porcasi, Alan Roscoe, Matty Roubert, Harry Strang, Forrest Taylor, Monte Vandergrift, Kathrin Clare Ward, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Maston Williams, Jack Wise, Edwin L. Marin
• Director: Edwin L. Marin
• Runtime: 1:12
• Company: Alpha Video
• Media Format: Movie