| The Crooked Web | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nathan Juran (as Nathan Hertz Juran) |
| Screenplay by | Lou Breslow |
| Story by | Lou Breslow |
| Starring | Frank Lovejoy Mari Blanchard Richard Denning |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
Production company | Clover Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | November 30, 1955 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Crooked Web is a 1955 crime film noir directed by Nathan Juran and starring Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard and Richard Denning.[1]
Plot
Stan Fabian runs a drive-in restaurant with girlfriend Joanie Daniel, whose brother Frank turns up for a visit. Joanie has declined to marry Stan because he's strapped for cash, but Frank tempts him with a proposition, mentioning that he and a partner hid a stash of gold in Germany during the war.
Stan accepts an offer to help recover the gold for a cut of the loot. What he doesn't know is that Joanie and Frank are actually undercover cops. A rich businessman's son was apparently killed by Stan during a deal gone wrong, but the German police are unable to extradite him to charge him with a crime.
Frank pretends to shoot his partner, using blanks. He secretly meets with Berlin chief of police Koenig, pretending to be looking for the gold. Stan fears a double-cross, but confesses his wartime murder to Joanie, and is shocked to be placed under arrest.
Cast
- Frank Lovejoy as Stanley Fabian
- Mari Blanchard as Joanie Daniel
- Richard Denning as Frank Daniel
- John Mylong as Herr Koenig
- Harry Lauter as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
- Steven Ritch as Ramon 'Ray' Torres
- Lou Merrill as Herr Schmitt
- Van Des Autels as Tom Jackson[2]
References
- ↑ The Crooked Web at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ "Van Des Autels filmography". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
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