At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
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| Richard Widmark | ... |
Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
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| Lauren Bacall | ... |
Meg Faversen Rinehart
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| Charles Boyer | ... |
Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
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| Gloria Grahame | ... |
Karen McIver
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| Lillian Gish | ... |
Victoria Inch
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| John Kerr | ... |
Steven W. Holte
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| Susan Strasberg | ... |
Sue Brett
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| Oscar Levant | ... |
Mr. Capp
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| Paul Stewart | ... |
Dr. Otto Wolff
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| Jarma Lewis | ... |
Lois Y. Demuth
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| Adele Jergens | ... |
Miss Cobb
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| Edgar Stehli | ... |
Mr. Holcomb
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| Sandy Descher | ... |
Rosemary McIver
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| Bert Freed | ... |
Abe Irwin
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| Mabel Albertson | ... |
Regina Mitchell-Smyth
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| Fay Wray | ... |
Edna Devanal
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| Oliver Blake | ... |
Curly
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| Olive Carey | ... |
Mrs. O'Brien - Nurse
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| Eve McVeagh | ... |
Mrs. Shirley Irwin
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| Tommy Rettig | ... |
Mark McIver
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| Virginia Christine | ... |
Sally
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| Jan Arvan | ... |
Mr. Appleton
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| Ruth Clifford | ... |
Mrs. Jenkins
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Myra Marsh | ... |
Miss Gavney
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| James Westerfield | ... |
James Petlee
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| Marjorie Bennett | ... |
Sadie
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Mr. Wietz
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Ed Agresti | ... |
Barber (uncredited)
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| Roy Barcroft | ... |
Police Lieutenant Ferguson (uncredited)
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John Bennes | ... |
Albert (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Alvin Greenman | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Harry Harvey Jr. | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Lenore Kingston | ... |
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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| Kay E. Kuter | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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| Harry Landers | ... |
Intern (uncredited)
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Dayton Lummis | ... |
Dr. Tim Carmody (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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John McKee | ... |
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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Patricia Miller | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Norman Ollestad | ... |
Usher (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Scott Seaton | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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Lomax Study | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Henry Sylvester | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Moria Turner | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vincente Minnelli | ||
Written by
| John Paxton | ... | (screenplay) |
| William Gibson | ... | (additional dialogue) |
| William Gibson | ... | (novel "The Cobweb") |
Produced by
| John Houseman | ... | producer |
| Jud Kinberg | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Leonard Rosenman | ||
Cinematography by
| George J. Folsey | ... | director of photography (as George Folsey) |
Editing by
| Harold F. Kress | ||
| Conrad A. Nervig | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Alvord Eiseman | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
| E. Preston Ames | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| F. Keogh Gleason | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Helen Rose | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup designer |
Production Management
| William Kaplan | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| William Shanks | ... | assistant director |
| Hank Moonjean | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| David Stone Martin | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Wesley C. Miller | ... | recording supervisor |
| Kurt Hernfeld | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Al Kelley | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Charles E. Wallace | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Johnny Green | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1956) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1958) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1958) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Golem Video (Italy) (DVD)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
At an exclusive psychiatric clinic, the doctors and staff are about as crazy as the patients. The clinic head, Dr. Stewart McIver, thinks that it would be good therapy for his patients to design and make new drapes for the library. Mrs. Karen McIver, who is neglected by her hardworking husband (and a bit unbalanced herself), wants to make her mark on the clinic, so she orders new drapes. Miss Inch, the business manager, who has been with the clinic longer than anyone, sees this as an intrusion into her territory, and she too orders drapes. All this puts everyone in a dither, as they fight over drapes and clinic politics.
Written by John Oswalt |
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| Taglines | The Story of the Strange Mansion on the Hill See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,976,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marks the return of Lillian Gish to MGM after a 22-year absence. The Cobweb was Lauren Bacall first film for MGM. See more » |
| Goofs | When Karen (Gloria Grahame) storms into her bedroom and kicks off her shoes, she apparently launches the first one over the walls of the set, as it shoots straight up toward the supposedly low ceiling but never comes down. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Point Blank (1967). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Aufforderung zun Tanz See more » |
| Quotes |
Steven Holte:
Artists are better off dead. Karen McIver: Why? Steven Holte: People pay more attention to them when they're dead. That's what's so troublesome. Karen McIver: Is that what you are, a painter? Steven Holte: They said Van Gogh was crazy because he killed himself. He couldn't sell a painting while he was alive, and now they're worth thirty million dollars. They weren't that bad then and they're not that good now, so who's crazy? See more » |