The Cobweb (1955)
- Starring:
- Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vincente Minnelli
Synopsis of The Cobweb
William Gibson's novel The Cobweb was brought to the screen by MGM with an impressive, hand-picked cast. Richard Widmark plays the head of a posh psychiatric clinic. Widmark's wife Gloria Grahame jockeys for the honor of selecting new drapes for the hospital's library. One wouldn't think that such a trivial decision would spark so much melodrama; but thanks to those drapes, we are allowed to probe the disturbed psyches of martinet business affairs director Lillian Gish, philandering doctor Charles Boyer, lonely activities director Lauren Bacall, and suicidal patient John Kerr. Oscar Levant, who spent most of his life in and out of "little white rooms", is ideally cast as a neurotic musician, while Fay Wray has a superb cameo as Boyer's long-suffering wife. Cobweb served as the screen debuts for both John Kerr and Susan Strasberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Cobweb
- Richard Widmark - Dr. Stewart McIver
- Charles Boyer - Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
- Lillian Gish - Victoria Inch
- Susan Strasberg - Sue Brett
- Tommy Rettig - Mark
- Jarma Lewis - Lois DeMuth
- Edgar Stehli - Mr. Holcomb
- Bert Freed - Abe Irwin
- Fay Wray - Edna Devanal
- Olive Carey - Mrs. O'Brien
- Virginia Christine - Sally
- Ruth Clifford - Mrs. Jenkins
- James Westerfield - James Petlee
- Stuart Holmes - Mr. Wictz
- Lauren Bacall - Meg Faversen Rinehart
- Gloria Grahame - Karen McIver
- John Kerr - Steven W. Holte
- Oscar Levant - Mr. Capp
- Paul Stewart - Dr. Otto Wolff
- Adele Jergens - Miss Cobb
- Sandy Descher - Rosemary
- Mabel Albertson - Regina Mitchell-Smythe
- Oliver Blake - Curly
- Eve McVeagh - Shirley
- Jan Arvan - Mr. Appleton
- Myra Marsh - Miss Gavney
- Marjorie Bennett - Sadie
- Dayton Lummis
- Director(s):
- Vincente Minnelli
- Writer(s):
- William Gibson, John Paxton
- Producer(s):
- John Houseman
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