The Cobweb

The Cobweb

124 mins | Drama | June 7, 1955

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.

The Cobweb

124 mins | Drama | June 7, 1955

The Cobweb
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Cobweb
Directors William Shanks, Vincente Minnelli
Writers John Paxton, William Gibson

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver

Lauren Bacall

as Meg Faversen Rinehart

Charles Boyer

as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal

Gloria Grahame

as Karen McIver

Lillian Gish

as Victoria Inch

John Kerr

as Steven W. Holte

Susan Strasberg

as Sue Brett

Oscar Levant

as Mr. Capp

Paul Stewart

as Dr. Otto Wolff

Jarma Lewis

as Lois Y. Demuth

Adele Jergens

as Miss Cobb

Edgar Stehli

as Mr. Holcomb

Sandy Descher

as Rosemary McIver

Bert Freed

as Abe Irwin

Mabel Albertson

as Regina Mitchell-Smyth

Fay Wray

as Edna Devanal

Oliver Blake

as Curly

Olive Carey

as Mrs. O'Brien - Nurse

Eve McVeagh

as Mrs. Shirley Irwin

Tommy Rettig

as Mark

Jan Arvan

as Mr. Appleton

Ruth Clifford

as Mrs. Jenkins

Myra Marsh

as Miss Gavney

James Westerfield

as James Petlee

Marjorie Bennett

as Sadie

Stuart Holmes

as Mr. Wietz

Roy Barcroft

as Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)

Dayton Lummis

as Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited)

John Bennes

as Albert (Uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

as Messenger (Uncredited)

Ed Agresti

as Barber (Uncredited)

Harry Landers

as Intern (Uncredited)

John McKee

as Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited)

Norman Ollestad

as Usher (Uncredited)

Scott Seaton

as Board Member (Uncredited)

Lomax Study

as Waiter (Uncredited)

Lenore Kingston

as Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)

Patricia Miller

as Telephone Operator (Uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Leoda Richards

as Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Murray Pollack

as Concertgoer (Uncredited)

James Conaty

as Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

as Patient (Uncredited)

Alvin Greenman

as Patient (Uncredited)

Kay E. Kuter

as Patient (Uncredited)

Moria Turner

as Patient (Uncredited)