The Crooked Web (1955)

Quality: HD

Genre:Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Country: United States

Release Date: 30 Nov 1955

Staring:Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning

Director:Nathan Juran

Rating: 6.0 (IMDb)

Runtime: 77 min

Storyline:

The Crooked Web (1955) Cafe owner Stan Fabian joins Joanie Daniel and her "brother" Frank in a scheme to unearth a "fortune in stolen gold buried by Frank" in Germany during World War II, and Stan is unaware that Joanie and Frank are undercover agents trying to get a confession from Stan of a murder he committed in Germany. Joanie plays on Stan's love for her, insisting he join the Army and so gain access to the supposed hidden treasure , buried in what is now a U.S. Army reservation. Entrapment is the word used now.