A Kiss Before Dying
Apr 20 1956
•2h 34m
•Thriller, Drama, Crime
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Cast
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Robert Wagner
Bud Corliss
Jeffrey Hunter
Gordon Grant
Virginia Leith
Ellen Kingship
Joanne Woodward
Dorothy ('Dorie') Kingship
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