Wives Under Suspicion

Wives Under Suspicion
Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Directed byJames Whale
Screenplay byMyles Connolly
Based onThe Kiss Before the Mirror
by Ladislas Fodor
Produced byEdmund Grainger
StarringWarren William
Gail Patrick
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
Edited byCharles Maynard
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 3, 1938 (1938-06-03)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$205,000

Wives Under Suspicion is a 1938 American crime film based on a 1932 Ladislas Fodor play that was previously adapted into the film, The Kiss Before the Mirror. This version was directed by James Whale and stars Warren William, Gail Patrick, Ralph Morgan, and Constance Moore. It released by Universal Pictures. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.