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The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933 film directed by James Whale
Movie film Q7744738
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The Kiss Before the Mirror

Summary

The Kiss Before the Mirror is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror was directed by James Whale[4].
  • William Anthony McGuire wrote the screenplay for The Kiss Before the Mirror[5].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's composer is recorded as W. Franke Harling[6].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's genre is crime film[9].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's genre is trial film[10].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Nancy Carroll[11].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Frank Morgan[12].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Paul Lukas[13].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Gloria Stuart[14].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Charley Grapewin[15].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Christian Rub[16].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Donald Cook[17].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Ernie Adams[18].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Jean Dixon[19].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Mary Gordon[20].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Walter Pidgeon[21].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Walter Brennan[22].
  • A cast member of The Kiss Before the Mirror was Colin Kenny[23].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror was produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.[24].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[25].
  • The Kiss Before the Mirror's director of photography is recorded as Karl Freund[26].
  • The original language of The Kiss Before the Mirror was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Kiss Before the Mirror was produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.[24]. It was directed by James Whale[4]. William Anthony McGuire wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Nancy Carroll[11], Frank Morgan[12], Paul Lukas[13], Gloria Stuart[14], Charley Grapewin[15], and Christian Rub[16].

Publication

The Kiss Before the Mirror was released on January 1, 1933[28]. The original language of it was English[27]. Genres include drama film[8], crime film[9], and trial film[10].

Subject and Themes

The Kiss Before the Mirror is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

The Kiss Before the Mirror ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

film Frank Morgan Gloria Stuart James Whale Nancy Carroll Paul Lukas United States Walter Brennan Walter Pidgeon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → film
    Production company → Universal Pictures
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