The Kiss Before the Mirror
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The Kiss Before the Mirror is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery drama film directed by James Whale, centered on a lawyer defending his friend in a murder case that mirrors his own troubled marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kiss Before the Mirror canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10401754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss Before the Mirror Context triple: [Hamilton MacFadden, notableWork, The Kiss Before the Mirror]
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A.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, featuring Lauren Bacall in an acclaimed supporting role.
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B.
The Story of a Kiss
The Story of a Kiss is a lesser-known romantic work by 19th-century British novelist Hugh Conway, recognized for its sentimental and melodramatic style.
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C.
The Stolen Kiss
The Stolen Kiss is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a clandestine romantic embrace in an opulent interior.
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D.
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror is a 1946 psychological film noir thriller about identical twin sisters, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland.
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E.
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film with music by American songwriter and composer Harry Ruby.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss Before the Mirror Target entity description: The Kiss Before the Mirror is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery drama film directed by James Whale, centered on a lawyer defending his friend in a murder case that mirrors his own troubled marriage.
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A.
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 romantic comedy-drama film directed by and starring Barbra Streisand, featuring Lauren Bacall in an acclaimed supporting role.
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B.
The Story of a Kiss
The Story of a Kiss is a lesser-known romantic work by 19th-century British novelist Hugh Conway, recognized for its sentimental and melodramatic style.
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C.
The Stolen Kiss
The Stolen Kiss is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a clandestine romantic embrace in an opulent interior.
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D.
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror is a 1946 psychological film noir thriller about identical twin sisters, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Olivia de Havilland.
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E.
A Kiss in the Dark
A Kiss in the Dark is a 1925 silent romantic comedy film with music by American songwriter and composer Harry Ruby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirector | Charles D. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Ladislas Fodor ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Karl Freund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | feature film ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Vera West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | James Whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ted J. Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Wives Under Suspicion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paul Held NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | defense lawyer ⓘ |
| musicBy | W. Franke Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
marital infidelity
ⓘ
murder trial ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A lawyer defends a friend accused of murdering his unfaithful wife and begins to see parallels with his own troubled marriage. ⓘ |
| producer | Carl Laemmle Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1933-05-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Wives Under Suspicion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remakeDirector | James Whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remakeReleaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Anthony McGuire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| starred |
Frank Morgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Lukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to early 1930s ⓘ |
| title | The Kiss Before the Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Kiss Before the Mirror Description of subject: The Kiss Before the Mirror is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery drama film directed by James Whale, centered on a lawyer defending his friend in a murder case that mirrors his own troubled marriage.
Referenced by (1)
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