The Crooked Web
“World's Most Beautiful Bait!”
1955•NR•1h 17m•6.0•Released
CrimeDrama
Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but the less-than-stellar business the restaurant takes in puts a hold on that plan. One day, Joanie's ne’er-do-well brother Frank blows into town with a money-making scheme. She's against it, but Stan - an inveterate gambler - finds the promise of riches too seductive to resist…
Director
Nathan Juran
Writer
Lou Breslow
Languages
English, German
Studio
Clover Productions
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)
Vince Barnett
Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
Bar Patron (uncredited)
George Cisar
Don Gillen (uncredited)
Judy Clark
Singer (uncredited)
Richard Emory
Doc Mason (uncredited)
Joseph Glick
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
Richard V. Atherton (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Production
Company
Clover Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Sam Katzman
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