The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web

Don't tell your friends the ending ... They won't believe it!!!

1960 · 88 min · ★ 6.6 · Mystery, Comedy

Mystery film based on an Agatha Christie play. An ambassador's wife must hide the corpse of her stepdaughter's unlikeable stepfather from her husband, who is bringing important visitors to their country home.

Directed by Godfrey Grayson · Written by Eldon Howard

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