The Crooked Web
Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but the less-than-stellar business the restaurant takes in puts a hold on that plan. One day, Joanie's ne’er-do-well brother Frank blows into town with a money-making scheme. She's against it, but Stan - an inveterate gambler - finds the promise of riches too seductive to resist…
Cast
Frank Lovejoy
as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian
Mari Blanchard
as Joanie Daniel
Richard Denning
as Frank Daniel
John Mylong
as Herr Koenig
Harry Lauter
as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Steven Ritch
as Ramon 'Ray' Torres
Louis Merrill
as Herr Schmitt (as Lou Merril)
Vince Barnett
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
George Cisar
as Don Gillen (uncredited)
Reviews
CinemaSerf
This is just a bit too convoluted for it's own good. It's all about a scheme to retrieve some gold from Germany buried at the end of WWII by Richard Denning ("Frank"). Frank Lovejoy ("Stan") and his gal Mari Blanchard ("Joanie") are the pair trying to manoeuvre their mark into taking them back to fi...
