The Glass Web

The Glass Web
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Arnold
Screenplay by	Robert Blees Leonard Lee
Based on	Spin the Glass Web by Max Simon Ehrlich
Starring	Edward G. Robinson John Forsythe Kathleen Hughes Eve McVeagh
Music by	Milton Rosen Frank Skinner Herman Stein
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Production company	Universal International
Distributed by	Universal International
Release dates	November 11, 1953 (1953-11-11) (New York City)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Glass Web is a 1953 3-D film noir directed by Jack Arnold and starring Edward G. Robinson, John Forsythe, Kathleen Hughes, and Eve McVeagh.^[1] 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
• Kathleen Hughes as Paula Rainer (Abbott)
• Richard Denning as Dave Markson
• Eve McVeagh as Viv
• Hugh Sanders as Detective Lt. Mike Stevens
• Jean Willes as Sonia
• Marcia Henderson as Louise Newell

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.^[2]

References

External links

• The Glass Web at the Internet Movie Database
• The Glass Web at AllMovie
• The Glass Web at the TCM Movie Database
• The Glass Web film trailer on YouTube