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The Cobweb (1955)

134 min  -  Drama  -   7 June 1955 (USA)
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At an exclusive psychiatric clinic, the doctors and staff are about as crazy as the patients. The clinic head... See full summary »

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John Paxton (screenplay), William Gibson (additional dialogue), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Widmark ...
Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
Lauren Bacall ...
Meg Faversen Rinehart
Charles Boyer ...
Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
Gloria Grahame ...
Karen McIver
Lillian Gish ...
Victoria Inch
John Kerr ...
Steven W. Holte
Susan Strasberg ...
Sue Brett
Oscar Levant Oscar Levant ...
Mr. Capp
Paul Stewart Paul Stewart ...
Dr. Otto Wolff
Jarma Lewis Jarma Lewis ...
Lois Y. Demuth
Adele Jergens Adele Jergens ...
Miss Cobb
Edgar Stehli Edgar Stehli ...
Mr. Holcomb
Sandy Descher Sandy Descher ...
Rosemary McIver
Bert Freed Bert Freed ...
Abe Irwin
Mabel Albertson Mabel Albertson ...
Regina Mitchell-Smyth
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Storyline

At an exclusive psychiatric clinic, the doctors and staff are about as crazy as the patients. The clinic head, Dr. Stewart McIver, thinks that it would be good therapy for his patients to design and make new drapes for the library. Mrs. Karen McIver, who is neglected by her hardworking husband (and a bit unbalanced herself), wants to make her mark on the clinic, so she orders new drapes. Miss Inch, the business manager, who has been with the clinic longer than anyone, sees this as an intrusion into her territory, and she too orders drapes. All this puts everyone in a dither, as they fight over drapes and clinic politics. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Verlorenen See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Trivia

Robert Taylor, Lana Turner and Grace Kelly were originally announced for roles played by Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall and Gloria Grahame. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Stewart makes warm milk for Steve by heating chilled milk direct from refrigerator on stove for less than 20 seconds in on-screen real time. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Karen McIver: Can I give you a ride?
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Connections

Featured in Point Blank (1967) See more »