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The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

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The Dark Mirror

"Twins! One who loves... one who loves to Kill!"

1946

1h 25m

7.0(125 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Horror

Overview

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Terry Collins / Ruth Collins

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Scott Elliott

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Lieutenant Stevenson

Richard Long

Richard Long

Rusty

Charles Evans

Charles Evans

Girard

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Franklin

Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Mrs. Didriksen

Lester Allen

Lester Allen

George Benson

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Ida Moore

Ida Moore

Mrs. O'Brien (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Siodmak
Written by: Nunnally Johnson
Produced by: Nunnally Johnson

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