The Dark Mirror

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  • The Dark Mirror -- Psychological thriller in which a homicide detective (Thomas Mitchell) gets a psychologist (Lew Ayres) to examine identical twin sisters (Olivia de Havilland in a dual role) hoping to learn which of them committed a murder. Directed by Robert Siodmak, the plot turns on the doctor falling for one of the sisters which pushes the other over the edge in a twisty ending that compensates for the movie's slow pacing. Menacing situations. (A-II) (br) 1946




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