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Wikipedia article




'The Glass Web' is a 1953 American 3-D film noir crime film directed by Jack Arnold and starring Edward G. Robinson, John Forsythe, Marcia Henderson and Kathleen Hughes.. It is based on Max Simon Ehrlich's 1952 novel 'Spin the Glass Web'.

Plot



A research authority for television crime show knows too much about fact-based murder story.

Cast



* Edward G. Robinson as Henry Hayes

* John Forsythe as Don Newell

* Marcia Henderson as Louise Newell

* Kathleen Hughes as Paula Rainer

* Richard Denning as Dave Markson

* Hugh Sanders as Detective Lt. Mike Stevens

* Jean Willes as Sonia

* Eve McVeagh as Viv

* Harry Tyler as Jake (as Harry O. Tyler)

* John Hiestand as Announcer

* Clark Howat as Bob

* Robert Nelson Plainclothesman (as Bob Nelson)

* John Verros as Fred Abbott

* Helen Wallace as Mrs. Doyle

* Benny Rubin as Tramp Comic

Reception



Critical response

When the film was first released, 'The New York Times' film critic Bosley Crowther gave the film a negative review, writing, "Aside from the price of silence, which seems a most original one, there is little else that is original or even startling in this film. Katherine Hughes, who plays the blonde number, makes a dainty dish of poison, it is true, but the rest, including the performances of the two gentlemen, is pretty routine. As for suspense, it is evident who did the murder all the time. And it is plain that Mr. Forsythe will not be butchered. So what goes with this sort of show? Pardon a slightly pointed comment, but it's the kind of film you might see on TV."[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A06E0D71139E23BBC4A52DFB7678388649EDE Crowther, Bosley]. 'The New York Times', "Edward G. Robinson and John Forsythe Star in 'The Glass Web', a Thriller at Palace film", film review, November 12, 1953. Accessed: July 8, 2013.

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