Review of Dead Ringer (1964) by Vanessa A — 31 Oct 2009
Two Bette Davis for the price of one....with a fanastic score by Andre Previn played on a spooky Spinet. Davis plays twins, one of whom is a rich bitch and the other is poor as a church mouse. When the poor twin discovers she was duped out of her rightful marriage twenty years earlier she plots revenge.
Superbly supported by Jean Hagen and Estelle Winwood the film is marred slightly by the appearrance of Peter Lawford as a gigolo. Nevertheless this is a wonderfully dark companion piece to "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and is in my view much more atmospheric and suspenseful than "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" For Davis fans its a must.
This review of Dead Ringer (1964) was written by Vanessa A on 31 Oct 2009.
Dead Ringer has generally received positive reviews.
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