The Glass Web

The Glass Web

81 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 11, 1953

The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married Don with a recent one-night-stand, she has a secret affair with Henry, who works as researcher for the weekly authentic TV show "Crime of the Week", which Don writes for. When Henry fails to help her to a role, she insults him deadly... and ends up dead herself. Now Don desperately tries to hide his traces, but Henry sabotages his efforts and suggests he write the unsolved murder case for next week's show...

The Glass Web

81 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Nov. 11, 1953

The Glass Web
The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married Don with a recent one-night-stand, she has a secret affair with Henry, who works as researcher for the weekly authentic TV show "Crime of the Week", which Don writes for. When Henry fails to help her to a role, she insults him deadly... and ends up dead herself. Now Don desperately tries to hide his traces, but Henry sabotages his efforts and suggests he write the unsolved murder case for next week's show...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Glass Web
Directors Joseph E. Kenney, Jack Arnold
Writers Max Ehrlich, Leonard Lee, Robert Blees

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Henry Hayes

John Forsythe

as Don Newell

Kathleen Hughes

as Paula Rainer

Marcia Henderson

as Louise Newell

Richard Denning

as Dave Markson

Hugh Sanders

as Police 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 Warren

Robert Nelson

as Plainclothesman (as Bob Nelson)

John Verros

as Fred Abbott

Helen Wallace

as Mrs. Doyle

Benny Rubin

as Tramp Comic