The Looking Glass Murders

The Looking Glass Murders

27 mins | July 8, 1970

Made for Scottish TV and airing in 1970, "The Looking Glass Murders" is a filmed version of the mime improv play "Pierrot in Turquoise", which Lindsay Kemp and David Bowie first staged in 1967. Pierrot is a freaky mime who ventures into a mirror where he falls in love and rolls around with the equally grotesque Columbine. But when Columbine spurs him for Harlequin, Pierrot's jealousy takes over and drives him to murder. Cloud, perched on a ladder, watches over the proceedings and narrates in song.

The Looking Glass Murders

27 mins | July 8, 1970

The Looking Glass Murders
Made for Scottish TV and airing in 1970, "The Looking Glass Murders" is a filmed version of the mime improv play "Pierrot in Turquoise", which Lindsay Kemp and David Bowie first staged in 1967. Pierrot is a freaky mime who ventures into a mirror where he falls in love and rolls around with the equally grotesque Columbine. But when Columbine spurs him for Harlequin, Pierrot's jealousy takes over and drives him to murder. Cloud, perched on a ladder, watches over the proceedings and narrates in song.
Producers
Original title The Looking Glass Murders
Directors Brian Mahoney
Writers Lindsay Kemp, David Bowie

Cast

David Bowie

as Cloud

Lindsay Kemp

as Pierrot

Annie Stainer

as Columbine

Jack Birkett

as Harlequin

Michael Garrett

as Piano Player