A Kiss Before Dying

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

Cast

Robert Wagner

as Bud Corliss

Jeffrey Hunter

as Gordon Grant

Virginia Leith

as Ellen Kingship

Joanne Woodward

as Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship

Mary Astor

as Mrs. Corliss

George Macready

as Leo Kingship

Robert Quarry

as Dwight Powell

Howard Petrie

as Howard Chesser, Chief of Police

Molly McCart

as Annabelle Koch

Marlene Felton

as Medical Student

Reviews

John Chard

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, mus...

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