The Dark Mirror1946
“Twins! One who loves... one who loves to Kill!”
Directed by Robert Siodmak
🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
The premise
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Horror Vault's take
When a man is found murdered, suspicion falls on a pair of identical twins — but with each woman providing the other's alibi, the detective on the case faces an almost impossible task. A psychiatrist is brought in to probe the minds of both sisters, and what he uncovers beneath the surface is deeply unsettling. This sleek noir-era psychological thriller puts character study front and center, letting tension simmer through performance and paranoia rather than explicit violence.
Content: Depictions Of Psychological Manipulation, Murder Themes
Cast
Olivia de Havilland
Terry Collins / Ruth Collins
Lew Ayres
Scott Elliott
Thomas Mitchell
Lieutenant Stevenson
Richard Long
Rusty
Charles Evans
Girard
Garry Owen
Franklin
Lela Bliss
Mrs. Didriksen
Lester Allen
George Benson
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ida Moore
Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited)
Jean Andren
Girard's Secretary (uncredited)
Marta Mitrovich
Miss Beade (uncredited)
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