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A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web

A Suspenseful Mystery Woven with Intrigue and Lies

19715.01h 16mNR

Overview

A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.

Directed by Paul Wendkos
Written by Art Wallace
Produced by Bob Markell
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Top Cast

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Sgt. Ed Stagg

Frank Converse

Frank Converse

Steve Butler

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Sallie Shockley

Tina Butler

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Sgt. Joe Marcus

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Willard Edson

Anne Helm

Anne Helm

Louise Campbell

John Fiedler

John Fiedler

Sam Jeffers

Val Avery

Val Avery

Sgt. Harry Barnes

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Mr. Harland

Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Lt. Preston

Themes & Keywords

police corruptionoverbearing fatheraccidental killing

About A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web is a crime, drama, thriller, tv movie film released in 1971 exploring themes of police corruption, overbearing father, accidental killing. Directed by Paul Wendkos, it stars Lloyd Bridges, Frank Converse, Sallie Shockley. A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local derelict.

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