The Cobweb (1955)
Overview
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes - but drapes are the least of their problems.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,976,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.123 |
Directed By
Vincente Minnelli
Crew
John Paxton
Vincente Minnelli
E. Preston Ames
George J. Folsey
John Houseman
Cedric Gibbons
William Tuttle
F. Keogh Gleason
Edwin B. Willis
William Gibson
Sydney Guilaroff
Harold F. Kress
Helen Rose
Kurt Herrnfeld
David Stone Martin
Jud Kinberg
Charles E. Wallace
Johnny Green
William Gibson
Wesley C. Miller
William Kaplan
John Truwe
Van Allen James
Leonard Rosenman
Conrad A. Nervig
William Shanks
Al Kelley
TOP CAST
Richard Widmark
Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
Lauren Bacall
Meg Faversen Rinehart
Charles Boyer
Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
Gloria Grahame
Karen McIver
Lillian Gish
Victoria Inch
John Kerr
Steven W. Holte
Susan Strasberg
Sue Brett
Oscar Levant
Mr. Capp
Paul Stewart
Dr. Otto Wolff
Jarma Lewis
Lois Y. Demuth
Adele Jergens
Miss Cobb
Edgar Stehli
Mr. Holcomb
Sandy Descher
Rosemary McIver
Bert Freed
Abe Irwin
Mabel Albertson
Regina Mitchell-Smyth
Fay Wray
Edna Devanal
Oliver Blake
Curly
Olive Carey
Mrs. O'Brien - Nurse
Eve McVeagh
Mrs. Shirley Irwin
Tommy Rettig
Mark
Virginia Christine
Sally
Jan Arvan
Mr. Appleton
Ruth Clifford
Mrs. Jenkins
Myra Marsh
Miss Gavney
James Westerfield
James Petlee
Marjorie Bennett
Sadie
Stuart Holmes
Mr. Wietz
Roy Barcroft
Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)
Dayton Lummis
Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited)
John Bennes
Albert (Uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Messenger (Uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Barber (Uncredited)
Harry Landers
Intern (Uncredited)
John McKee
Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited)
Norman Ollestad
Usher (Uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Board Member (Uncredited)
Lomax Study
Waiter (Uncredited)
Lenore Kingston
Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)
Patricia Miller
Telephone Operator (Uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Concertgoer (Uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Concertgoer (Uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Concertgoer (Uncredited)
James Conaty
Concertgoer (Uncredited)
Henry Sylvester
Patient (Uncredited)
Alvin Greenman
Patient (Uncredited)
Kay E. Kuter
Patient (Uncredited)
Moria Turner
Patient (Uncredited)
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