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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed97
Dialogue density1.6 lines / min
First line00:00:38
Final line00:31:48

Production Record

DirectorVictor Sjöström
LanguageSwedish
IMDb votes281