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Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around ex-con Nick Bianco (played by Victor Mature) and another hoodlum, Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark in his first film).
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Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around an ex-con played by Victor Mature and another hoodlum, Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark in his first film).
Kiss of Death: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark. A crook arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind once his wife dies under worrying circumstances.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Henry Hathaway
- 1947-09
Henry Hathaway. Director. Charles Lederer. Screenplay. Ben Hecht. Screenplay. Eleazar Lipsky. Story. Written by John Chard on March 16, 2020. An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Gangster Udo goes from prison pal to deadly nemesis for Nick Bianco (Victor Mature), an ex-con who’s offered early parole by assistant district attorney Louis D’Angelo (Brian Donlevy) if he’ll get in tight with Udo and his accomplices and keep law enforcement informed of the gang’s plans. Nick had resisted D’Angelo’s offer for years ...
Kiss of Death (1947) In Henry Hathaway's definitive crime noir - its methodically-paced script was written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, based upon a 100-page manuscript-story by former prosecutor and New York novelist/playwright Eleazar Lipsky.
Small-time crook Nick Bianco gets caught in a jewel heist and despite urgings from well-meaning district attorney D'Angelo, refuses to rat on his partners and goes to jail, assured that his wife and children will be taken care of.
