Kiss of Death is a 1947 American crime thriller movie directed by Henry Hathaway and was based on the short story by Eleazar Lipsky. It stars Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Mildred Dunnock, Richard Widmark, Karl Malden and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1948 and was remade in 1995.