The Spider's Web

Nov 1, 1960

1h 28m

★ 6.2

Don't tell your friends the ending ... They won't believe it!!!

Overview

Mystery film based on an Agatha Christie play. An ambassador's wife must hide the corpse of her stepdaughter's unlikeable stepfather from her husband, who is bringing important visitors to their country home.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Production Companies

Danziger Productions Ltd.

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Cast

Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

Glynis Johns

Henry Hailsham-Brown

John Justin

Sir Rowland Delahaye

Jack Hulbert

Miss Peake

Cicely Courtneidge

Jeremy

Ronald Howard

Elgin

David Nixon

Pippa

Wendy Turner

Hugo

Basil Dignam

Mrs. Elgin

Joan Sterndale-Bennett

Oliver

Ferdy Mayne

Insp. Lord

Peter Butterworth

Sgt. Jones

Anton Rodgers

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