Dead Ringer
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity, but impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she antici…
Dead Ringer
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity, but impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated. After the funeral of her brother-in-law, Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca, her rich twin sister, had tricked her way into marriage with the man whom she also loved. So she kills Margaret and assumes her identity and lifestyle. However, her life becomes complicated by her late sister's sleazy boyfriend Tony Collins, and by Sgt. Jim Hobbson, a Los Angeles detective who loved Edith. —alfiehitchie After 18 years of not speaking to each other, Edith Phillips meets her twin sister Margaret de Lorca in Los Angeles at the funeral of Maggie's husband--Edith's former lover--who died of a heart attack. Maggie invites Edith to visit her mansion, and Edith learns through her sister's driver that Maggie used a fake pregnancy to trick and marry her the man she loved. When Edith arrives in her bar, she is evicted by her landlord. Edith summons Maggie, kills her, and assumes her identity. The police, including her boyfriend Sergeant Jim Hobbson, believe that Edith committed suicide in an act of despair. Edith manages to deceive Maggie's servants and friends, but when Maggie's lover Tony Collins appears, the situation becomes complicated for her. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil After 18 years of estrangement, twin sisters Edith 'Edie' Phillips and Margaret 'Maggie' DeLorca are reunited at the funeral of Maggie's husband, Francesco "Frank" DeLorca, who died of cardiac arrest. The rupture in the sisters' relationship: callous Maggie had stolen wealthy Frank from his girlfriend Edie, and tricked him into marriage. As Mrs. Francesco DeLorca, Maggie went on to live a life of luxury; Edie currently owns a seedy bar and is three months behind on the rent. To gain what she believes is rightfully hers after she finds out how Maggie had gotten Frank to marry her, Edie decides to murder Maggie and assume her identity, passing off the dead body as herself, a suicide. Edie must convince Maggie's servants, acquaintances, and friends that she really is Maggie. The most difficult to convince could be golf pro Tony Collins, who had a special relationship with Maggie, of which Edie was unaware. Edie might also have difficulty convincing Sgt. Jim Hobbson, who is investigating Edie's death--and is also Edie's boyfriend. Edie's pose as Maggie is compounded when she discovers the circumstances of Frank's death. —Huggo
Dead Ringer
Crime,Drama,Thriller
Film Details
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity, but impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated. After the funeral of her brother-in-law, Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca, her rich twin sister, had tricked her way into marriage with the man whom she also loved. So she kills Margaret and assumes her identity and lifestyle.
However, her life becomes complicated by her late sister's sleazy boyfriend Tony Collins, and by Sgt. Jim Hobbson, a Los Angeles detective who loved Edith. —alfiehitchie After 18 years of not speaking to each other, Edith Phillips meets her twin sister Margaret de Lorca in Los Angeles at the funeral of Maggie's husband--Edith's former lover--who died of a heart attack.
Maggie invites Edith to visit her mansion, and Edith learns through her sister's driver that Maggie used a fake pregnancy to trick and marry her the man she loved. When Edith arrives in her bar, she is evicted by her landlord. Edith summons Maggie, kills her, and assumes her identity.
The police, including her boyfriend Sergeant Jim Hobbson, believe that Edith committed suicide in an act of despair. Edith manages to deceive Maggie's servants and friends, but when Maggie's lover Tony Collins appears, the situation becomes complicated for her. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil After 18 years of estrangement, twin sisters Edith 'Edie' Phillips and Margaret 'Maggie' DeLorca are reunited at the funeral of Maggie's husband, Francesco "Frank" DeLorca, who died of cardiac arrest.
The rupture in the sisters' relationship: callous Maggie had stolen wealthy Frank from his girlfriend Edie, and tricked him into marriage. As Mrs. Francesco DeLorca, Maggie went on to live a life of luxury; Edie currently owns a seedy bar and is three months behind on the rent.
To gain what she believes is rightfully hers after she finds out how Maggie had gotten Frank to marry her, Edie decides to murder Maggie and assume her identity, passing off the dead body as herself, a suicide. Edie must convince Maggie's servants, acquaintances, and friends that she really is Maggie. The most difficult to convince could be golf pro Tony Collins, who had a special relationship with Maggie, of which Edie was unaware.
Edie might also have difficulty convincing Sgt. Jim Hobbson, who is investigating Edie's death--and is also Edie's boyfriend. Edie's pose as Maggie is compounded when she discovers the circumstances of Frank's death.
—Huggo.