Kick-Back Friday: #73

Kiss of Death (1947): An armed robber (Victor Mature) sets up a hit on his accomplice through the DA's office. Mature then proceeds to go after the giggly, psychopathic hitman (a young Richard Widmark).* Karl Malden makes brief, but noticeable, appearances as an aggressive prosecutor.

P.S. The basis for the title remains a mystery to me.

* Widmark's over-the-top portrayal clearly informed Frank Gorshin's turn as The Riddler on TV's "Batman."