Review of The Kiss Before the Mirror

"The Kiss Before The Mirror" boasts an unusual story, very interesting subtexts (the theme of male possessiveness towards women remains frightfully contemporary), ample doses of black humor (the funniest scene has the jury members suddenly caught in a panic, wondering if they know where their spouses REALLY are at that time), some impressive 180- and 360-degree camera rotations, an early feminist if secondary female character (played by the little-known Jean Dixon), and a riveting courtroom climax, with Frank Morgan pulling out all the stops. Not the kind of film you'd expect from the director of "Frankenstein" - but that only goes to show his versatility. *** out of 4.