The Cobweb

5.8
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 124 min
  • Premiere: 1955. June 7.

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.

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Richard Widmark

Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver

Lauren Bacall

Meg Faversen Rinehart

Charles Boyer

Dr. Douglas N. Devanal

Gloria Grahame

Karen McIver

Lillian Gish

Victoria Inch

John Kerr

Steven W. Holte

Susan Strasberg

Sue Brett

Oscar Levant

Mr. Capp

Paul Stewart

Dr. Otto Wolff

Jarma Lewis

Lois Y. Demuth

Adele Jergens

Miss Cobb

Edgar Stehli

Mr. Holcomb

Sandy Descher

Rosemary McIver

Bert Freed

Abe Irwin

Mabel Albertson

Regina Mitchell-Smyth

Fay Wray

Edna Devanal

Olive Carey

Mrs. O'Brien - Nurse

Eve McVeagh

Mrs. Shirley Irwin

Jan Arvan

Mr. Appleton

Ruth Clifford

Mrs. Jenkins

Myra Marsh

Miss Gavney

James Westerfield

James Petlee

Stuart Holmes

Mr. Wietz

Roy Barcroft

Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited)

Dayton Lummis

Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited)

John Bennes

Albert (Uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

Messenger (Uncredited)

Ed Agresti

Barber (Uncredited)

Harry Landers

Intern (Uncredited)

John McKee

Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited)

Norman Ollestad

Usher (Uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Board Member (Uncredited)

Lomax Study

Waiter (Uncredited)

Lenore Kingston

Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)

Patricia Miller

Telephone Operator (Uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Concertgoer (Uncredited)

James Conaty

Concertgoer (Uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

Patient (Uncredited)

Alvin Greenman

Patient (Uncredited)

Kay E. Kuter

Patient (Uncredited)

Moria Turner

Patient (Uncredited)

Art

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

David Stone Martin

Graphic Designer

Camera

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Helen Rose

Costume Design

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Crew

William Gibson

Additional Dialogue

Directing

William Shanks

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

John Houseman

Producer

Jud Kinberg

Associate Producer

William Kaplan

Unit Manager

Sound

Leonard Rosenman

Original Music Composer

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision

Kurt Herrnfeld

Sound Editor

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

Al Kelley

Sound Editor

Johnny Green

Conductor

Writing

John Paxton

Screenplay

Art

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

David Stone Martin

Graphic Designer

Camera

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Helen Rose

Costume Design

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Crew

William Gibson

Additional Dialogue

Directing

William Shanks

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

John Houseman

Producer

Jud Kinberg

Associate Producer

William Kaplan

Unit Manager

Sound

Leonard Rosenman

Original Music Composer

Wesley C. Miller

Recording Supervision

Kurt Herrnfeld

Sound Editor

Van Allen James

Sound Editor

Al Kelley

Sound Editor

Johnny Green

Conductor

Writing

John Paxton

Screenplay