Kiss of Death
1916 · 60 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 281 VOTES · DIR. Victor Sjöström
Overview
After the respectable Dr. Monro was found dead, the housekeeper and two engineers testify in court. A case of commercial delinquency and bribery is reconstructed on that occasion. Sadly only about half the film exists today.
Dialogue Timeline — 97 lines
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00:00:38 Kiss of Death A crime play in 3 acts by A.V.Samsjö
00:01:50 "...the doktor lay dead outside the guest room..."
00:04:04 The second witness was chief engineer Weyler, head of the drawings department of United Mechanics. He said...
00:06:26 "and I continued taking the medicine he prescribed, but became only more and more powerless..."
00:08:06 I can't stand your ignoring me! Your work seems to be more dear to you than your wife. I have decided to go back to my parents. You'll never see me again. Your jilted wife, Ruth.
00:10:26 "Can you see how similar we look! Let me see your profile!"
00:11:55 "First he found my proposal insane..."
00:14:22 "...when he moreover heard that my wife had left me, he agreed to my proposal."
00:15:09 End of act 1
00:16:01 As Monro isn't available, a Dr Adell takes care of him. Dr Adell finds the case suspicious and after an examination of the medicine he can declare its dangerous nature.
00:16:53 "In the morning..."
00:20:39 "Once again I saw the mysterious figure..."
00:22:45 "Half numb from the impact we fell over... but, unharmed, I started following him immediately."
00:23:15 "To my surprise he turned out to be Dr Monro."
00:24:44 "I decided to follow him anyway to be present during the examination."
00:25:26 Kiss of Death Third act
00:28:13 "The next door was also locked... but I heard sneaking steps on the other side... The key turned in the lock..."
00:30:21 Now Lebel finds out that the United Mechanics's most dangerous competitor was behind the poisoning attempts and the stolen drawings, and that now they were thinking of getting rid of him. So as not to raise suspicion he accepts Monros invitation to stay for the night.
00:31:24 Dr Adell examined the contents of the sugar bowl and found a lethal posion.
00:31:48 "...but at due time also 'my wifes' husband!"
Cast & Characters
Victor Sjöström
Òveringenjör Weyler
Victor Sjöström
Ingenjör Lebel
Albin Lavén
Doktor Monro
Mathias Taube
Doktor Adell
Wanda Rothgardt
Monros lilla dotter
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Anna Harper - Monros hushållerska
Emil Bergendorff
Rannsakningsdomaren
Thure Holm
Poliskommissarie
Julius Hälsig
Polis
Bertil Junggren
Monros betjänt
Alfred Lundberg
Verkstadschefen
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed97
Dialogue density1.6 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line00:31:48
Production Record
DirectorVictor Sjöström
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes281