The Spider's Web (1960 film)

1960 British film by Godfrey Grayson

The Spider's Web
British quad poster
Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Written by	Agatha Christie (play) Albert G. Miller Eldon Howard
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Starring	Glynis Johns John Justin Cicely Courtneidge Jack Hulbert
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Bill Lewthwaite
Music by	Tony Crombie
Production company	Danziger Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	November 1960 (1960-11)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Spider's Web (also known as The Spider's Web by Agatha Christie) is a 1960 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert. It was adapted by Albert G. Miller and Eldon Howard from the 1954 play Spider's Web by Agatha Christie, and was a rare Technicolor 'A' feature from the Danzigers.

It was remade as a television special starring Penelope Keith that was broadcast on 26 December 1982.

Plot

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.

Cast

Glynis Johns as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
John Justin as Henry Hailsham-Brown
Jack Hulbert as Sir Rowland Delahaye
Cicely Courtneidge as Miss Peake
Ronald Howard as Jeremy
David Nixon as Elgin
Wendy Turner as Pippa
Basil Dignam as Hugo
Joan Sterndale-Bennett as Mrs Elgin
Ferdy Mayne as Oliver
Peter Butterworth as Inspector Lord
Anton Rodgers as Sergeant Jones
Robert Raglan as Dr. Berry

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The attempt at light relief falls flat, while the comically inept police inspector is little short of ludicrous. ...There is the usual surprise denouement, but much is left vague or unclarified."

Leslie Halliwell said: "Fairly standard who-done-it played unwisely for comedy."

TV Guide wrote, "an entertaining film version of Agatha Christie's 1954 stage play about a diplomat's wife who hides the corpse of her stepdaughter's father. Though there is no Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot to push this programmer along, it still moves at a lively pace."

References

"The Spider's Web". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
"The Spider's Web (1960) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
"The Spider's Web (1960) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
"The Spider's Web". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 172. 1 January 1960 – via ProQuest.
Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 949. ISBN 0586088946.
"The Spider's Web". TV Guide.

External links

The Spider's Web at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Godfrey Grayson
Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949) Doctor Morelle (1949) The Adventures of PC 49 (1949) Meet Simon Cherry (1949) What the Butler Saw (1950) The Lady Craved Excitement (1950) Room to Let (1950) Dick Barton at Bay (1950) To Have and to Hold (1951) The Fake (1953) Black Ice (1957) Innocent Meeting (1958) Date at Midnight (1959) A Woman's Temptation (1959) High Jump (1959) An Honourable Murder (1960) The Spider's Web (1960) Escort for Hire (1960) So Evil, So Young (1961) The Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962) The Battleaxe (1962) She Always Gets Their Man (1962) Design for Loving (1962) The Durant Affair (1962)

Films directed by Godfrey Grayson

v t e Films produced by The Danzigers
Jigsaw (1949) So Young, So Bad (1950) St. Benny the Dip (1951) Babes in Bagdad (1952) Devil Girl from Mars (1954) Star of My Night (1954) Alias John Preston (1955) Satellite in the Sky (1956) Three Crooked Men (1957) The Betrayal (1957) The Depraved (1957) Operation Murder (1957) Son of a Stranger (1957) Three Sundays to Live (1957) High Jump (1958) Innocent Meeting (1958) Links of Justice (1958) Moment of Indiscretion (1958) No Safety Ahead (1958) On the Run (1958) A Woman of Mystery (1958) The Great Van Robbery (1958) A Woman Possessed (1958) The Child and the Killer (1959) Crash Drive (1959) Date at Midnight (1959) Man Accused (1959) Top Floor Girl (1959) Web of Suspicion (1959) Date at Midnight (1959) A Woman's Temptation (1959) Compelled (1960) Escort for Hire (1960) Feet of Clay (1960) Highway to Battle (1960) An Honourable Murder (1960) Identity Unknown (1960) Night Train for Inverness (1960) Operation Stogie (1960) Sentenced for Life (1960) The Spider's Web (1960) A Taste of Money (1960) The Tell-Tale Heart (1960) Transatlantic (1960) Two Wives at One Wedding (1960) The Gentle Terror (1961) Strip Tease Murder (1961) The Nudist Story a.k.a. For Members Only (1961) The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) Fate Takes a Hand (1961) Middle Course (1961) Part-Time Wife (1961) Return of a Stranger (1961) So Evil, So Young (1961) Tarnished Heroes (1961) The Spanish Sword (1961) The Silent Invasion (1962) What Every Woman Wants (1962) She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

Films produced by The Danzigers

Jigsaw (1949)
So Young, So Bad (1950)
St. Benny the Dip (1951)
Babes in Bagdad (1952)
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
Star of My Night (1954)
Alias John Preston (1955)
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
Three Crooked Men (1957)
The Betrayal (1957)
The Depraved (1957)
Operation Murder (1957)
Son of a Stranger (1957)
Three Sundays to Live (1957)
High Jump (1958)
Innocent Meeting (1958)
Links of Justice (1958)
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
No Safety Ahead (1958)
On the Run (1958)
A Woman of Mystery (1958)
The Great Van Robbery (1958)
A Woman Possessed (1958)
The Child and the Killer (1959)
Crash Drive (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
Man Accused (1959)
Top Floor Girl (1959)
Web of Suspicion (1959)
Date at Midnight (1959)
A Woman's Temptation (1959)
Compelled (1960)
Escort for Hire (1960)
Feet of Clay (1960)
Highway to Battle (1960)
An Honourable Murder (1960)
Identity Unknown (1960)
Night Train for Inverness (1960)
Operation Stogie (1960)
Sentenced for Life (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
A Taste of Money (1960)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
Transatlantic (1960)
Two Wives at One Wedding (1960)
The Gentle Terror (1961)
Strip Tease Murder (1961)
The Nudist Story a.k.a. For Members Only (1961)
The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
Middle Course (1961)
Part-Time Wife (1961)
Return of a Stranger (1961)
So Evil, So Young (1961)
Tarnished Heroes (1961)
The Spanish Sword (1961)
The Silent Invasion (1962)
What Every Woman Wants (1962)
She Always Gets Their Man (1962)

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