The Web (film)

The Web (film)

Infobox Film | name =The Web


caption =The Web 1947 movie poster
director = Michael Gordon
producer = Jerry Bresler
writer = Harry Kurnitz (story)
William Bowers
Bertram Millhauser
starring =Ella Raines
Edmond O'Brien
music = Hans J. Salter
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Universal International Pictures
released = May 25, 1947 (U.S. release)
runtime = 87 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0039973

"The Web" is a black-and-white 1947 thriller film starring Vincent Price. The film, directed by Michael Gordon, is considered film noir.

Leopold Kroner (Fritz Leiber), formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby (Price), claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan as a personal bodyguard.

Later, Regan shoots Kroner when appears to be trying to kill his boss but then later begins to suspect that Colby set him up to kill the man.

Reaction

Reviews for the black-and-white film were positive when released. William Bendix was singled out by a number of reviews for his performance as a smart but unsympathetic cop that investigates the killing. Vincent Price as the elegant but sinister industrialist was also praised.

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