The Dark Mirror (1946)
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67% of users liked it
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Olivia De Havilland, with the assistance of some eye-popping special photographic effects, plays twins in The Dark Mirror. One twin commits a murder: The "good" twin is blamed, but provides no alibi in her own defense, since she can't believe that the "bad" twin is guilty.… More Olivia De Havilland, with the assistance of some eye-popping special photographic effects, plays twins in The Dark Mirror. One twin commits a murder: The "good" twin is blamed, but provides no alibi in her own defense, since she can't believe that the "bad" twin is guilty. Psychologist Lew Ayres and detective Thomas Mitchell try to get to the truth, a task made difficult by the bad twin's habit of imitating her sister to perfection. Ayres solves the mystery and sorts out which twin is which, but not before nearly ending up on a slab in the morgue himself. Based on a novel by Vladimir Pozner (the same), The Dark Mirror was remade for television in 1984, with Jane Seymour in the lead--er, leads. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Siodmak
- Written By
- Vladimir Pozner, Nunnally Johnson
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1946 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Richard Brody, New Yorker
Its evocation of biological destiny wrenches the modernistic romance into tragedy.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Lesser Siodmak thriller
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A stylishly curious psychological thriller.
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Cast
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Olivia de Havilland
as Ruth Collins, Terry Collins
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Lew Ayres
as Dr. Scott Elliott
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Thomas Mitchell
as Lieutenant Stevenson
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Richard Long
as Rusty
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Charles Evans
as District Attorney Girard
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Garry Owen
as Franklin
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Lester Allen
as George Benson
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Lela Bliss
as Mrs. Didriksen
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Marta Mitrovich
as Miss Beade Secretary to Dr. Peralta
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Amelita Ward
as Photo Double
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Jean Andren
as District Attorney's Secretary
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Rodney Bell
as Fingerprint Man
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Lane Chandler
as Intern
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Jack Cheatham
as Policeman
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Ben Erway
as Police Lieutenant
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Jack Gargan
as Waiter
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William Halligan
as Sgt. Temple
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Ida Moore
as Mrs. O'Brien
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Ralph Peters
as Dumb Policeman
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Lane Watson
as Mike Assistant
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Barbara Powers
as Girl
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Charles McAvoy
as O'Brien Janitor
