The Glass Web in 3-D
It’s blackmail in the third dimension, as a television crime show researcher (Edward G. Robinson) frames his colleague (John Forsythe) for murder. This 1953 noir is newly restored by the 3-D Film Archive from the original 35mm camera negatives.
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
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Murder, deceit, and betrayal burst forth from the screen in The Glass Web, one of only a few noirs filmed using the 3-D process. Kathleen Hughes, dubbed “Miss 3-D” by Universal, plays femme fatale Paula Ranier, described in the film’s trailer as “Bad, Beautiful… and Bold as Sin!” Paula and her former lover, TV writer Don Newell (John Forsythe of “Dynasty” fame), both work on the popular true-crime show “Crime of the Week.” Soured by his rejection, she blackmails him, threatening to reveal their affair to his wife unless he pays $2,500. However, before he can make good with the cash, she turns up murdered. His imprudent attempts to conceal their liaison makes him a prime suspect for homicide detective Mike Stevens. Meanwhile, the show’s producer Dave Markson and its chief researcher Henry Hayes (Edward G. Robinson) reveals the next episode will recreate Paula’s unsolved murder in an effort to expose the real killer. Having previously filmed It Came from Outer Space in 3-D, director Jack Arnold ingeniously uses the process to glorious effect, creating intricate layers of spatial integrity and depth within scenes instead of going for “at-the-camera” gags, though there are a few of those, too. Restored by the 3-D Film Archive from the original 35mm camera negative, The Glass Web is presented in 3-D on DCP courtesy of Universal Pictures.
- Director: Jack Arnold
- Principal Cast: Edward G. Robinson, John Forsythe, Kathleen Hughes, Marcia Henderson, Richard Denning
- Country: USA
- Year: 1953
- Running Time: 81 min.
- Producer: Albert J. Cohen
- Screenplay: Robert Blees, Leonard Lee
- Cinematographers: Maury Gertsman
- Editors: Ted J. Kent
- Music: Milton Rosen, Frank Skinner, Harman Stein
- Filmography: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953)
- Language: English
- Format: DCP
- US Distributor: Universal Pictures