The Cobweb
A psycho-drama, set in a private mental institution where the neuroses of the staff are often as violent as the traumas of their patients.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Stewart McIver Richard Widmark
- Meg Faversen Rinehart Lauren Bacall
- Dr Douglas N. Devanal Charles Boyer
- Karen McIver Gloria Grahame
- Victoria Inch Lillian Gish
- Steven W. Holte, 'Stevie' John Kerr
- Sue Brett Susan Strasberg
- Mr Capp Oscar Levant
- Mark McIver Tommy Rettig
- Dr Otto Wolff Paul Stewart
- Lois Y. Demuth Jarma Lewis
- Miss Cobb, Devanal's secretary Adele Jergens
- Mr Holcomb Edgar Stehli
- Rosemary McIver Sandy Descher
- Abe Irwin Bert Freed
- Regina Mitchell-Smythe Mabel Albertson
- Edna Devanal Fay Wray
- Curly Oliver Blake
- Nurse O'Brien Olive Carey
- Shirley Irwin Eve Mcveagh
- Sally, McIver's secretary Virginia Christine
- Mr Appleton Jan Arvan
- Mrs Jenkins Ruth Clifford
- Nurse Gavney Myra Marsh
- James Petlee James Westerfield
- Sadie, McIver's cook Marjorie Bennett
- Mr Wictz Stuart Holmes
- [Lieutenant Ferguson] Roy Barcroft
- [patient] Kay E. Kuter
- [patient] Henry Sylvester
- [patient] Moira Turner
- [patient] Alvin Greenman
- [Albert] John Bennes
- [waiter] Lomax Study
- [switchboard operator] Lenore Kingston
- [Doctor Chase] Dayton Lummis
- [barber] Ed Agresti
- [messenger] Harry Harvey Jr
- [intern] Harry Landers
- [deputy sheriff] John Mckee
- [telephone operator] Patricia Miller
- [usher] Norman Ollestad
Credits
Direction
- Director Vincente Minnelli
- Assistant Director William Shanks
Production
- ©/Production Company Loew's Incorporated
- Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Producer John Houseman
- Associate Producer Jud Kinberg
- [Unit Manager] William Kaplan
Writing
- Screenplay John Paxton
- Additional Dialogue William Gibson
- From the novel by William Gibson
Photography
- Director of Photography George Folsey
- Colour Consultant Alvord Eiseman
Special Effects
- Graphic Designs Executed by David Stone Martin
Editing
- Editor Harold F. Kress
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Art Director Preston Ames
- Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis
- Set Decorator Keogh Gleason
Make-up
- Make-up Created by William Tuttle
- Hair Styles Sydney Guilaroff
Music
- Music Leonard Rosenman
Sound
- Recording Supervisor Wesley C. Miller
- [Sound] Charles E. Wallace
- [Sound Editor] Kurt Herrnfeld
- [Sound Editor] Van Alen James
- [Sound Editor] Al Kelley