The Web (film)

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The Web
The Web 1947 movie poster
Directed by	Michael Gordon
Produced by	Jerry Bresler
Written by	Harry Kurnitz (story) William Bowers Bertram Millhauser
Starring	Ella Raines Edmond O'Brien
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Distributed by	Universal International Pictures
Release date(s)	May 25, 1947 (U.S. release)
Running time	87 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Web is a black-and-white 1947 thriller film starring Vincent Price. The film, directed by Michael Gordon, is considered film noir.

Leopold Kroner (Fritz Leiber), formerly of Colby Enterprises, is released after five years in prison for embezzlement. Andrew Colby (Price), claiming that Kroner has threatened him, hires lawyer Bob Regan as a personal bodyguard.

Later, Regan shoots Kroner when appears to be trying to kill his boss but then later begins to suspect that Colby set him up to kill the man.

[edit] Reaction

Reviews for the black-and-white film were positive when released. William Bendix was singled out by a number of reviews for his performance as a smart but unsympathetic cop that investigates the killing. Vincent Price as the elegant but sinister industrialist was also praised.