Le Baiser devant le miroir

Original title: The Kiss Before the Mirror

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Nancy Carroll in Le Baiser devant le miroir (1933)

When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.When a famous doctor kills his adulterous wife, he is defended by his best friend, an attorney who suspects that his own wife is having an affair.

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Nancy Carroll

Maria Held

Frank Morgan

Paul Held

Paul Lukas

Walter Bernsdorf

Gloria Stuart

Lucy Bernsdorf

Jean Dixon

Hilda Frey

Donald Cook

Maria's Lover

Charley Grapewin

Schultz
(as Charles Grapewin)

Walter Pidgeon

Lucy's Lover

Wallis Clark

Public Prosecutor

May Boley

Busybody in Courtroom

Christian Rub

Man on the Wrong Floor

Reginald Mason

Judge

Robert Adair

Courtroom Officer
(uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Man Seeking a Light
(uncredited)

Ted Billings

Courtroom Spectator
(uncredited)

Julie Carter

Liesl the Maid
(uncredited)

Clay Clement

Reporter at Trial
(uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Bill - a murderer
(uncredited)

Director
- James Whale
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8/10

A rare James Whale shocker

This is not a horror movie. James Whale is best known for those. (His 1936 "Showboat," on the other hand is my absolute favorite movie musical, bar none.) This one is a brief but insightful character study.

Frank Morgan plays a famous lawyer engrossed in a murder case. He finds himself identifying with the jealous husband of a beautiful woman.

He identifies a little too strongly. He begins to see in his own wife the behavior of his client's wife.

Morgan's wife is played by one of the most charming of early movie actresses: Nancy Carroll. I've seen her primarily in light comedy, where she is absolutely charming. She has a quirkiness that resembles that of Janet Gaynor. And she physically resembles the ultra-sexy Clara Bow.

Her career was short, apparently by her own choice. This is one of her best roles. And, though it's atypical and little known, it's a very fine example of James Whale's masterful touch.

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Trivia
According to TCM's Eddie Muller, the reason the sets might look familiar is that they are the same sets James Whale used in Frankenstein (1931).

Quotes
Paul Held: Hello, Bill
Bill - a murderer: Hello, Mr. Held
Paul Held: Well, you'll be out of here soon.
Bill - a murderer: I have been out. I broke out. KIlled the wife and her boyfriend, now I'm in for good.
Paul Held: That's too bad.
Bill - a murderer: Too bad, nothing. I'm happy. Wondering where that woman was all the time used to drive me crazy.
Paul Held: Yeah, well you know where she is now.
Bill - a murderer: I know where I hope she is!
[he laughs]