Dead Ringer
by Paul Henreid
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Actor: Bette Davis, Jean Hagen, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, Philip CareyDirector: Paul Henreid
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Dead Ringer
Movie Review: Give Bette Davis and DEAD RINGER Five Stars for Camp Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I never understood why performers like Bette Davis were considered legends. They belonged to that stylized school of acting that leaves no scenery unchewed, and makes one really appreciate what Marlon Brando and his generation accomplished. That being said, for camp value, DEAD RINGER, like Baby Jane and several others of the washed-up-Hollywood-actress-as-reborn-ghoul genre, is pure gold. The thought of Davis playing twin sisters (one rich and not so nice; the other, not so well off but marginally more moral), is like hitting a double jackpot at the quarter slots: 1964 split-screen technology giving us two of Bette Davis for the price of one. In this film the scenery definitely doesn't stand a chance. Toss in Karl Malden as a cop and the gentleman caller of the poorer, cocktail-lounge-owning twin, Peter Lawford as the secret love interest of the rich, recently-widowed twin, and you have 115 minutes of . . . well, you have 115 minutes of something special. Let's not worry about the plot points, but suffice it to say the film has a nice little twist at the end that makes me long for the old Hitchcock TV show, in which every episode had a little surprise at the end. Maybe I'm jaded, but every time I see certain actresses of this era (Davis, Crawford, De Havilland, et al), I can't help but visualize Carol Burnett doing one of her dead-on camp takes on these types of stars, which, of course, makes it very hard to take seriously the over-emoting Davis in this particular film. But that's the entertainment value of it all. The film is 41 years old and shows every year of its age, but what a treat to watch this with a big bowl of popcorn while simultaneously longing for this more innocent era of star-vehicle films. This one's a keeper in my collection!
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