Web of Evidence (1959)

Thread by Thread You're Trapped In It's Tangled Terror!

Genre : Mystery

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Jack Cardiff
Writer : Ken Taylor

Synopsis

A World War II evacuee (Van Johnson) returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

Actors

Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Paul Mathry
Vera Miles
Vera Miles
Lena Anderson
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Enoch Oswald
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Patrick Mathry
Jean Kent
Jean Kent
Louise Burt
Moultrie Kelsall
Moultrie Kelsall
Chief Inspector Dale
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
McEvoy
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Prison Governor
Jameson Clark
Jameson Clark
James Swann
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
Ella Mathry
Oliver Johnston
Oliver Johnston
Albert Prusty
Vincent Winter
Vincent Winter
Paul as a Boy
Anthony Newlands
Anthony Newlands
Robert Dunn
Eira Heath
Eira Heath
Mona Spurling
Hope Jackman
Hope Jackman
Landlady
Ralph Truman
Ralph Truman
Sir Matthew Sprott
Joyce Heron
Joyce Heron
Lady Catherine Sprott
Vincent Winter
Vincent Winter
Paul Mathry, Aged 6
Henry Oscar
Henry Oscar
Alderman Sharpe
John Glyn-Jones
John Glyn-Jones
Magistrate
Thomas Baptiste
Thomas Baptiste
Haydock
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Detective Sergeant Trevor
Lynda King
Lynda King
Miss Williams
Danny Green
Danny Green
Roach
Emma Young
Emma Young
Street Walker
Frank Atkinson
Frank Atkinson
Night Doorman

Crews

Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff
Director
Laurie Ridley
Laurie Ridley
Still Photographer
Fred Ryan
Fred Ryan
Sound Recordist
George Minter
George Minter
Executive Producer
Maxwell Setton
Maxwell Setton
Producer
John R. Sloan
John R. Sloan
Producer
Douglas Gamley
Douglas Gamley
Music
Wilkie Cooper
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
Ernest Walter
Ernest Walter
Editor
Ken Adam
Ken Adam
Art Direction
Peter Thornton
Peter Thornton
Sound Editor
A.J. Cronin
A.J. Cronin
Novel
Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor
Screenplay
Kenneth Hyde
Kenneth Hyde
Adaptation
Joan Smallwood
Joan Smallwood
Hairdresser
Neville Smallwood
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Artist
William Hill
William Hill
Production Manager
Frank Ernst
Frank Ernst
Assistant Director
Charles Poulton
Charles Poulton
Sound Supervisor
Len Shilton
Len Shilton
Sound Recordist
Ronnie Taylor
Ronnie Taylor
Camera Operator
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Kay Rawlings
Kay Rawlings
Continuity

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