The Web (film)

The Web is a 1947 film about an attorney acting as a body guard, who apparently kills a man in defense of his employer's life, and later believes that the victim was set up to be murdered.
 * Directed by Michael Gordon. Written by Harry Kurnitz and Bertram Millhauser.

It's a double-cross - a triple murder, with kisses for ME! (taglines)

Dialogue

 * Bob Regan: When I'm worth forty million dollars, I'm going to have a secretary looks exactly like you.
 * Noel Faraday: Oh, my tastes are fairly simple. Twenty million would be quite enough.


 * Bob Regan: How many doors and secretaries do you have to go through to get to see this guy?
 * Noel Faraday: Anything I can do for you?
 * Bob Regan: Any number of things but unfortunately I'm here on business. I want to see Mr Colby.
 * Noel Faraday: What did you want to see him about?
 * Bob Regan: Well he's been carrying on with my grandmother, I'd like to find out what his intentions are...
 * Noel Faraday: If you have any business with Mr Colby...
 * Bob Regan: I've lots of business but it's all personal.
 * Noel Faraday: I'm his secretary - his personal secretary.
 * Bob Regan: Well it just goes to show you how far a girl can get if she keeps her stockings' seams straight. Don't get up! I'll announce myself...

Taglines

 * It's a double-cross - a triple murder, with kisses for ME!

Cast

 * Ella Raines — Noel Faraday
 * Edmond O'Brien — Bob Regan
 * William Bendix — Lt. Damico
 * Vincent Price — Andrew Colby
 * Maria Palmer — Martha Kroner
 * John Abbott — Charles Murdock
 * Fritz Leiber — Leopold Kroner
 * Howland Chamberlain — James Timothy Nolan
 * Tito Vuolo — Emilio Canepa
 * Wilton Graff — District Attorney
 * Robin Raymond — Newspaper Librarian