United States / Jun 07, 1955
The Story of the Strange Mansion on the Hill
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Oscar Levant | Mr. Capp |
| Paul Stewart | Dr. Otto Wolff |
| Jarma Lewis | Lois Y. Demuth |
| Adele Jergens | Miss Cobb |
| Edgar Stehli | Mr. Holcomb |
| Sandy Descher | Rosemary McIver |
| Bert Freed | Abe Irwin |
| Mabel Albertson | Regina Mitchell-Smyth |
| Fay Wray | Edna Devanal |
| Oliver Blake | Curly |
| Olive Carey | Mrs. O'Brien - Nurse |
| Eve McVeagh | Mrs. Shirley Irwin |
| Tommy Rettig | Mark |
| Virginia Christine | Sally |
| Jan Arvan | Mr. Appleton |
| Ruth Clifford | Mrs. Jenkins |
| Myra Marsh | Miss Gavney |
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| James Westerfield | James Petlee |
| Marjorie Bennett | Sadie |
| Stuart Holmes | Mr. Wietz |
| Roy Barcroft | Police Lieutenant Ferguson (Uncredited) |
| Dayton Lummis | Dr. Tim Carmody (Uncredited) |
| John Bennes | Albert (Uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey Jr. | Messenger (Uncredited) |
| Ed Agresti | Barber (Uncredited) |
| Harry Landers | Intern (Uncredited) |
| John McKee | Deputy Sheriff (Uncredited) |
| Norman Ollestad | Usher (Uncredited) |
| Scott Seaton | Board Member (Uncredited) |
| Lomax Study | Waiter (Uncredited) |
| Lenore Kingston | Switchboard Operator (Uncredited) |
| Patricia Miller | Telephone Operator (Uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Concertgoer (Uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Concertgoer (Uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Concertgoer (Uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Concertgoer (Uncredited) |
| Henry Sylvester | Patient (Uncredited) |
| Alvin Greenman | Patient (Uncredited) |
| Kay E. Kuter | Patient (Uncredited) |
| Moria Turner | Patient (Uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Cobweb |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 7 giugno 1955 |
| Production | John Houseman, Jud Kinberg |
| Writer | John Paxton, William Gibson |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress, Conrad A. Nervig |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Assistant directors | William Shanks, Vincente Minnelli |
| Camera operators | George J. Folsey |
| Additional photography | George J. Folsey |
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| Production design | E. Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons, F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis, David Stone Martin |
| Art direction | E. Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons, F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis, David Stone Martin |
| Set decoration | F. Keogh Gleason, Edwin B. Willis, E. Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons, David Stone Martin |
| Music | Leonard Rosenman, Kurt Herrnfeld, Charles E. Wallace, Johnny Green, Wesley C. Miller, Van Allen James, Al Kelley |
| Sound | Kurt Herrnfeld, Charles E. Wallace, Johnny Green, Wesley C. Miller, Van Allen James, Leonard Rosenman, Al Kelley |
| Costume design | Helen Rose, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff, John Truwe |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, John Truwe, Sydney Guilaroff, Helen Rose |
| Hairstyling | William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff, Helen Rose, John Truwe |
| Budget | 1.976.000 € |
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