The Crooked Web

1h 17min

Crime

Drama

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…

Production Companies

Clover Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
Mari Blanchard

Mari Blanchard

Joanie Daniel
Richard Denning

Richard Denning

Frank Daniel
John Mylong

John Mylong

Herr Koenig
Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Steven Ritch

Steven Ritch

Ramon 'Ray' Torres
Louis Merrill

Louis Merrill

Herr Schmitt (as Lou Merril)
Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

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

Phil Bloom

Bar Patron (uncredited)
George Cisar

George Cisar

Don Gillen (uncredited)
Judy Clark

Judy Clark

Singer (uncredited)
Richard Emory

Richard Emory

Doc Mason (uncredited)
Joseph Glick

Joseph Glick

Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Richard V. Atherton (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney

Foster H. Phinney

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Release date

30th Nov 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English