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30 November 1955 (USA) moreTagline:
The pulse-racing story of an undercover girl! morePlot:
Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
An Unappealing Spider Weaves Her Web moreCast
(Credited cast) | Frank Lovejoy | ... | Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian |
| Mari Blanchard | ... | Joanie Daniel |
| Richard Denning | ... | Frank Daniel |
| John Mylong | ... | Herr Koenig |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc |
| Steven Ritch | ... | Ramon 'Ray' Torres |
| Louis Merrill | ... | Herr Schmitt (as Lou Merril) |
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The main operator in THE CROOKED WEB is a steely-eyed, calculating femme fatale. Viewers who seek out and enjoy this classic Noir character-type may not be disappointed, but Mari Blanchard seems to stress the hard-edged, self-absorbed floozy interpretation of the role well beyond the pale of believability. She's possibly one of the least appealing femmes fatales in all of Film Noir. To accept that anyone could fall under the "spell" of this witch requires a suspension of disbelief that must be superhuman. Without spoiling too much, it should be said that this movie revolves around a big surprise in terms of one of the protagonists. The perception of Blanchard, Richard Denning or Frank Lovejoy at the beginning will surely change drastically a third of the way in. This partially explains Blanchard's approach (and probably the director's as well), but it doesn't make her any easier to take. For a B movie from 1955, THE CROOKED WEB has a decent variety of locales. The German ones are presumably studio back lots, but the LA neighborhood shots in the film's early stages are welcome examples of the way such films documented the less glamorous sections of US cities. It's a decent third-level Noir rarity that begins very well, but then bogs down in dialog a few too many times. Worth a look for collectors.