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
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Spider's Web is a 1960 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert.^[1] It was an adaptation of the 1954 play Spider's Web by Agatha Christie, and 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

The story of an ambassador's wife who must hide the corpse of her stepdaughter's unlikeable stepfather from her husband, who is bringing important visitors to their country home.^[2]

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

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."^[3]

References

External links

• The Spider's Web at IMDb