see Lane; she rejects his advances once again. In Brent's dressing room, Drew finds a letter from a love-stricken married woman named "Agnes" and a hotel room key. Later, in Steiner's office, Sheehan takes Lane into custody; Drew spots a photo of a woman on the desk; the inscription reveals that Steiner's wife is named Agnes. When Drew goes to the hotel, he finds out from a bellhop that Brent had been there with a woman; her husband was waiting, and the two men got into a fight. The studio decides to finish the film (only the last, fatal scene needs to be shot), using a double for Brent and arranging for Lane's temporary release. Drew finds out from the prop man that the guns were originally supposed to be .38s, but he made an unauthorized substitution. Drew takes him to Sheehan. Just as he is about to reveal who ordered the guns, the lights go out. (The murderer had overheard the conversation through a studio microphone.) After a gunfight and chase, the killer falls to his death. It is Avery, the director. Release The Death Kiss was originally scheduled for a national release on December 25, 1932. However, the release was delayed by the addition of tinted sequences to the film, and The Death Kiss instead released on January 8, 1933. Cast See also List of early color feature films List of mystery films References External links 1933 films 1933 mystery films 1930s color films American black-and-white films American mystery films American detective films 1930s English-language films Films about actors Films directed by Edwin L. Marin Tiffany Pictures films 1930s American films