The deadly web
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The deadly web |
| Original title | The Man in the Net |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| script | Reginald Rose |
| production |
Walter Mirisch Alan Ladd |
| music | Hans J. Salter |
| camera | John F. Seitz |
| cut | Richard V. Heermance |
| occupation | |
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The deadly net (original title: The Man in the Net ) is an American film noir from 1959 with Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones . Michael Curtiz directed.
action
Commercial artist John Hamilton and his wife Linda leave New York for Stoneville, Connecticut. You want to escape the noisy bustle of the big city. Another driver for John is his concern about Linda's drinking problems.
John quickly makes friends with the local children, but is treated like an outsider by most of the local adults. Linda lacks her social environment from New York - and John's old higher income.
She urges them to attend a party at Brad and Vickie Carey's home that includes another married couple, Roz and Gordon Moreland, and Brad Carey's wealthy father. Later at the party, drunk Linda John makes a scene. She insults him and claims that he hit her black eye. Then she confesses to Vicki that she fell intoxicated at the party. Angry and disgruntled, she tells John that she's having an affair with the local police officer Steve Ritter.
John agrees to a job interview in New York that his wife arranged behind his back. When he comes back, Linda has disappeared without a trace. One of her suitcases is found in the local garbage dump. When Linda goes missing, the police and neighbors begin to suspect John. Stones are thrown at his house. When the police officer Ritter tries to arrest him, John flees and finds refuge with the children in their secret cave.
Evidence emerges that links Linda with another man. To set a trap for the perpetrator, John invents a tape recording that could allegedly convict the perpetrator. The children spread a rumor about it. John is surprised when Brad shows up because he was expecting another man. It turns out that Linda was having an affair with Brad and was abused by him. However, John quickly finds out that the real killer was Carey Sr., who wanted to cover his cowardly son.
production
The film is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name from 1956 by Patrick Quentin , a pseudonym under which Hugh Wheeler and Richard Webb published. The film rights were acquired the following year by the Mirisch Company , which had a production deal with United Artists . Alan Ladd was signed to star in January 1958. Reginald Rose , who had already written for the Mirisch brothers on Der Mann aus dem Westen , wrote the script. Michael Curtiz, who moved to Hollywood from Europe in the 1920s and whose most famous work is Casablanca , directed.
Filming began on June 23, 1958. The film was shot mainly in Hollywood at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios , as well as some field shots in Framingham , Massachusetts .
Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut was used for the exterior shots of "The Chimney House," an important location in the story . Many other outdoor scenes were filmed in Thompson, Connecticut. A film set (gas station) was set up there on the market square. Many of the extras were local residents.
The paintings that are painted by the character John Hamilton in the film are by Harold Kramer.
Reviews
Richard W. Neson, film critic for The New York Times , praised Carolyn Jones' acting performance and the particularity of Reginald Rose's writing skills. He writes:
“… More interesting is the dialogue by Mr. Rose and his preoccupation with injustice. The lines show a keen love for kids and an honest regard for the need to interject reality into a yarn that is tediously familiar once it settles down into its melodramatic formula. Miss Jones plays the wife with controlled fanaticism. Mr. Ladd, on the other hand, performs in his usual, cool style, which under the hectic circumstances mutes his personality to the point of unreality. "
“… More interesting is the dialogue from Mr. Rose and how he deals with injustice. The [Dialog] lines show a great deal of care for children and an honest consideration for the need to throw a shot of reality into a story that becomes tiringly familiar once it has made itself comfortable in its melodramatic formula scheme. Mrs. Jones plays the wife with a controlled fanaticism. Mr. Ladd on the other hand plays in his usual, cool style, which under the hectic circumstances dampens his character to a point of unreality. "
The lexicon of the international film sums up the film as follows: "What begins as a tormenting psychological drama develops into a routine detective game that builds on some inconsistencies, but is consistently dense and exciting."
synchronization
Herbert Weißbach speaks Alvin Childress (role: servant Alonzo).
Web links
- The deadly power in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Man in the Net In: American Film Institute Catalog.
- ^ Anthony Boucher: Criminals at Large. In: The New York Times November 18, 1956, p. 298.
- ↑ Mirisch to 'Man in the Net': Firm Buys Mystery Novel for Production in 1958 - Zinnemann Signs Writer Actor Leaves Warners Of Local Origin. In: The New York Times. Special December 21, 1957, p. 22.
- ↑ Screen Directors to Fight TV Sale: Will Join Actors, Writers In Opposing Republic's Plans - Shelley Winters Cast. In: Thomas M. Pryor The New York Times. Special, January 25, 1958, p. 14.
- ↑ Ullman Western planned as film. Story Based on Masterson's Life Listed by Mirisch - Rose Writing Script In: Thomas M. Pryor The New York Times. Special, February 27, 1958, p. 23.
- ↑ Mature, UA Plan film of civil war. Actor Will Produce and Star in Andersonville Drama - Warners Buys Novei In: Thomas M. Pryor The New York Times. Special, May 3, 1958, p. 11.
- ^ Edwin F. Melvin: Alan Ladd on Location in Framingham. In: The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, Mass. July 3, 1958, p. 7.
- ^ Howard Thompson: View from a local vantage point. Focus On New England - Rumer Godden Book Sought - Starlet. In: The New York Times June 29, 1958, p. X7.
- ^ Cary Grant plans a busy schedule. Starring Role in Hitchcock Film Among 3 Projects - Business Boosters to Meet. In: Thomas M. Pryor The New York Times. Special, June 30, 1958, p. 24.
- ^ Richard W. Neson: film review In: The New York Times. June 11, 1959.
- ↑ The Deadly Web. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ The Deadly Web. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 9, 2016 .