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Bookmark this pageKiller's Kiss (1955)
Director: Stanley, Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick, Morris Bousel
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From Time Out Film Guide
Written, edited, shot, produced and directed by Kubrick for a mere $75,000, his second feature is a moody but rather over-arty B thriller whose prime pleasures lie in the high contrast b/w camerawork (Kubrick had been a top photographer for Look). The story is nothing original - a down-at-heel boxer (Smith) falls for a night-club dancer (Kane) after saving her from being raped by her boss (Silvera), who consequently determines to put an end to their romance - but Kubrick makes the most of flashback and dream sequences, and a surreal climactic fight in a warehouse full of mannequins. The dialogue was post-synched, making for a certain stiltedness in the performances, but at least the brief running-time ensures that the film's more pretentious moments tend to flash past, rather than linger as in Kubrick's later work. (Incidentally, the film - and a fictionalised account of its making - became the subject of Strangers Kiss in 1983).Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Stanley, Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick, Morris Bousel
Cast: Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Jerry Jarret, Julius Adelman full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 67 mins
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