The Cobweb (1955) is a MGM film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on a novel by William Gibson. The film features an elite cast, revolving around the disturbing psyches of inmates and staff members at a posh psychiatric clinic. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) leads the way as the head of the clinic, while his wife Karen (Gloria Grahame) takes it upon herself to select new drapes for the hospital's library. These seemingly ordinary drapes,...
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The Cobweb (1955) is a MGM film, directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on a novel by William Gibson. The film features an elite cast, revolving around the disturbing psyches of inmates and staff members at a posh psychiatric clinic. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) leads the way as the head of the clinic, while his wife Karen (Gloria Grahame) takes it upon herself to select new drapes for the hospital's library. These seemingly ordinary drapes, set off a batch of melodrama with an equally even amount of love and lunacy.
The opening credits are followed by the following onscreen words:
"The trouble began."
At the end of the film, the words appear onscreen.
"The trouble was over"
At a private psychiatric clinic, Dr. Stewart McIver meets with a troubled young patient, Steven W. Holte, while Victoria Inch, the clinic's brisk administrator, orders new drapes for the institution's library. Stewart's wife, Karen drops by and interrupts the session, and Steven becomes agitated at the sight...
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