Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway, written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky, and starring Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, and Richard Widmark. Set in New York City, the film follows a thief involved in a jewelry heist who begins to give up his accomplices after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances.

The film was shot on location in New York in the spring of 1947. In post-production, footage was deleted from the film featuring a rape and subsequent suicide due to the Motion Picture Code restrictions. 20th Century-Fox premiered the film in Los Angeles on August 13, 1947. The film has received critical praise since its release, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.