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The Crooked Web( 1955)

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World's Most Beautiful Bait!

Overview

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…

    Top Billed Cast

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      Frank Lovejoy

      Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian

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      Mari Blanchard

      Joanie Daniel

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      Richard Denning

      Frank Daniel

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      John Mylong

      Herr Koenig

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      Harry Lauter

      Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc

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      Steven Ritch

      Ramon 'Ray' Torres

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      Louis Merrill

      Herr Schmitt (as Lou Merril)

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      Vince Barnett

      Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)

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      Phil Bloom

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      George Cisar

      Don Gillen (uncredited)

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      Judy Clark

      Singer (uncredited)

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      Richard Emory

      Doc Mason (uncredited)

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      Joseph Glick

      Boat Passenger (uncredited)

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      Roy Gordon

      Richard V. Atherton (uncredited)

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      Foster H. Phinney

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Van Des Autels

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      John Hart

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Nov 14 2022
    This is just a bit too convoluted for it's own good. It's all about a scheme to retrieve some gold from Germany buried at the end of WWII by Richard Denning ("Frank"). Frank Lovejoy ("Stan") and his gal Mari Blanchard ("Joanie") are the pair trying to manoeuvre their mark into taking them back to find the loot, but they also they have an ulterior motive of which poor old "Frank" is unaware. It's got a few twists and turns to keep the plot moving, but much of the story seems to exist in order to perpetuate itself, rather than offer us anything to get our teeth into and after a while it becomes a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir
    • murder