The Crooked Web

"World's Most Beautiful Bait!"

Nov 30 1955 Approved 1h 17m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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…

Plot

Cafe owner Stan Fabian joins Joanie Daniel and her "brother" Frank in a scheme to unearth a "fortune in stolen gold buried by Frank" in Germany during World War II, and Stan is unaware that Joanie and Frank are undercover agents trying to get a confession from Stan of a murder he committed in Germany. Joanie plays on Stan's love for her, insisting he join the Army and so gain access to the supposed hidden treasure, buried in what is now a U.S. Army reservation. Entrapment is the word used now.

Written by

Lou Breslow

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Cast

Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Clover Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
561
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA