Themes: Twins and Lookalikes, Sibling Relationships, Murder Investigations
Main Cast: Vincent Gardenia, Jane Seymour, Jane Seymour
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
The original 1946 Dark Mirror starred Olivia de Havilland as twin sisters, one of whom has committed a murder. Since each twin can provide an alibi for the other, a rumpled detective (Thomas Mitchell) and a handsome shrink (Lew Ayres) are compelled to get to the truth through patience and not a little sneakiness. Dark Mirror was remade as a TV movie in 1984, this time with Jane Seymour in the "leads" and Vincent Gardenia as the detective. Seymour has a field day alternating between the good and bad twin; would that the audience was having as much fun. There really isn't any point to this dour remake, except perhaps to honor a contractual commitment to Jane Seymour, whose playing is so ripe that we secretly hope both twins will get the chair. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Richard Lang - Director, Bob Bring - Editor, Dominic Frontiere - Composer (Music Score), Frank Stanley - Cinematographer, Corey Blechman - Screenwriter