The cobweb 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ive always wondered why there arent collectors edition discs or additional airings on other networks over the many years since the films. Ultimately, the cobweb is only worth seeing for the lead actors, who do their best with limited material. Read the full synopsis of the cobweb, 1955, directed by vincente minnelli, with richard widmark, lauren bacall, charles boyer, at turner classic movies. The opening credits are followed by the following onscreen words. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for the cobweb 1955. Our photographs are high quality reproductions, in mint condition, professionally printed on beautiful lustre finish photographic paper. Email is a business critical application for all3media but i knew. The transfer is very good and includes the original theatrical trailer. The cobweb is a 1955 american eastmancolor mgm drama film. It was directed by vincente minnelli and based on a novel by william gibson. The cobweb vincente minnelli, usa, 1955 first impressions.
Her talents are showcased in several classic motion pictures of the 1940s and 1950s, including its a wonderful life, crossfire, in a lonely place, the greatest show on earth, the big heat, oklahoma. Widmarks wife gloria grahame jockeys for the honor of selecting new drapes for the. The movie is available on dvd through the warner archive and is regionfree. Now add lauren bacall, lillian gish, john kerr, susan strasberg, oscar levant and subplots of love, life and derangement and you have the entanglements of the cobweb. Apr 26, 2007 like minnellis hollywood melodrama the bad and the beautiful, his 1955 film the cobweb set out to reveal the inside workings of a sheltered, enclosed society, and like the former, it centers on people whose professional careers compensate for emotional problems, specifically lonely, frustrated domestic lives. Like minnellis hollywood melodrama the bad and the beautiful, his 1955 film the cobweb depicts the indoor routine of a secluse, insulated group of people, and like the former, it focuses on professional careers atoning for emotional hang. Subscribe to watch the best free full length movies. It was released on dvd as part of the warner archive collection on january 18, 2011 the film features an elite cast, revolving around the disturbed psyches of inmates and staff members at a posh psychiatric clinic. Sep 20, 2012 heres a little siren idea for a film programmer. Lust for life, gigi, and some came running film was the psychological drama the cobweb 1955, which starred richard widmark, lauren bacall, gloria grahame, lillian gish, and oscar levant. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The cobweb is a film that seems to provoke wildly varying reactions from many people. The film stars richard widmark, lauren bacall, charles boyer, and gloria grahame.
With richard widmark, lauren bacall, charles boyer, gloria grahame. To my senses, the wartime romance the clock 1945 and the psychological melodrama the cobweb 1955 are the heights of minnellis artistry. High resolution movie poster image for the cobweb 1955. A marvelous actress, gloria grahame 19231981 was also an iconic figure of film noir. Find out when and where you can watch the cobweb on tv with the full listings schedule at. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. An allstar cast, a brilliant director, an eminent producer, and a script from a fascinating book all contribute to making this a very dull movie, that surveys the insandouts of a large. The first stars robert walker as joe allen, a military man on twoday leave in new york who fatefully meets a young woman, alice mayberry judy garland, in penn station recreated at great expense on a. William gibsons novel the cobweb was brought to the screen by mgm with an impressive, handpicked cast. Widmarks wife gloria grahame jockeys for the honor of.
Step inside the castle, a large private psychiatric facility. Richard widmark plays the head of a posh psychiatric clinic. The cobweb movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Karen mciver, who is neglected by her hardworking husband. Mciver proposes that residents collaborate to design and make new drapes for.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. In this film, based on william gibsons novel, richard widmark plays the head of a posh psychiatric clinic. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. The story of the strange mansion on the hill overview. Cobweb disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the cobweb. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The cobweb 1955 at a psychiatric clinic for the elite, dr. That cleared, this is a really excellent 1955 film more than worth ordering. The last movie 1971 rescue force 1990 season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982 cat girls gamblers naked flesh paid into the pot 1965 domination 1994. Widmarks wife gloria grahame jockeys for the honor of selecting new drapes for the hospitals library. Jul 08, 2014 with its top cast and vincente minnellis command of color and melodrama, this film is popcorn for fans of soaps. If the film is a visual treat, the sounds are no less of an achievement.
Richard widmark would have been a better jerry maguire than tom cruise. Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinics new drapes but drapes are the least of their problems. Grand hotel in a psychiatric hospital, with mgm lavishing its legendary gloss on vincente minnellis starstudded melodrama. You will see just a glimpse of the original film in this dvd but some of the beautiful colours and texture did survive and they are a wonder. Leonard rosenmans music score from vincente minnellis the cobweb 1955. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the cobweb near you. The cobweb and edge of the city were previously released on a monaural mgm records lp. At an exclusive psychiatric clinic, the doctors and staff are about as crazy as the patients. The cobweb cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Posts about the cobweb 1955 written by monstergirl. Some critics gleefully skewered the film s labored storyline about patient involvement in the choice of library draperies, but pay no heed. There are those who consider it a neglected nearmasterwork, certainly not a true classic, but a film that has a bounty of riches.
The cobweb 1955 cast and crew at a psychiatric clinic for the elite, dr. The image measures 3200 25 pixels and is 2656 kilobytes large. The animals of farthing wood s01e10 between two evils. Like minnellis hollywood melodrama the bad and the beautiful, his 1955 film the cobweb depicts the indoor routine of a secluse, insulated group of people, and like the former, it focuses on professional careers atoning for emotional hangups, particularly isolated, disheartened home lives.
The cobweb, a novel by william gibson the cobweb 1955 film, a film starring richard widmark, based on the gibson novel the cobweb 1917 film, a film by cecil hepworth. In a private mental institution, the selection of new drapes for the library becomes the flashpoint for simmering tensions among the doctors and. It was directed by vincente minnelli, and based on a novel by william gibson. Gloria grahame 1923 1981 as karen mciver in the cobweb, directed by vincente minnelli. Gloria grahame as karen mciver in a publicity photo from the 1955 metrogoldwynmayer film the cobweb. The cobweb dvdr 1955 warner archive collection mod. Stewart mciver richard widmark wants to institute a policy of selfgovernance among his patients. Adapted from the novel by playwright william gibson the miracle worker, the cobweb details a deluxe clinic whose disturbed patients are no match for its dysfunctional staff. While its not a lost classic by any means, it seems the film does deserve to be reevaluated for its many merits. Buy the cobweb movie posters from movie poster shop. See the article in its original context from august 6, 1955, page 0 buy reprints view on timesmachine timesmachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Mega lista server smtpthe complete poems of tutte le poesie di emily dickinson. Stewart mciver, thinks that it would be good therapy for his patients to design and make new drapes for the library.
Gloria grahame as karen mciver in the cobweb, directed. Your head will be spinning by the end of the film, and it will take another complete viewing to cement all the loose dsm strands left dangling. Others find it an insipid and often trying melodrama, with performances that tend to go too far over the top. The cobweb 1955 0607 1955 us drama 2h 4m user score. Widmark is good in a role he was probably 3rd in line for but the film is actually all about bacall as a widowed teacher trying get. Caged 1950, classic film noir, classic horror, classic sci fi, criss. Susan strasberg 19381999 beautiful talented woman,show biz mystery. Filmy cobweb is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. A comprehensive history, the score for the cobweb is basically atonal and is considered to be the first hollywood film score to contain a twelvetone row. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. Some critics gleefully skewered the films labored storyline about patient involvement in the choice of library draperies, but pay no heed. E diritto mirare il nostri film lista da vigilare variabile pellicola per classe altrettanto ferie, gioco, urbano e e altro ancora.
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