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Directed by Jack Arnold
USA 1953
Gorgeously remastered for the very first time in 3-D by 3-D Film Archive! Film noir legend Edward G. Robinson (Scarlet Street, Night Has a Thousand Eyes) spins The Glass Web - the ultimate in shocking 3-D suspense! Television writer Don (John Forsythe, In Cold Blood) has been having an affair with ice-cold actress Paula (Kathleen Hughes, Three Bad Sisters) while working on the weekly authentic TV show Crime of the Week. When Paula demands a ransom to keep the affair from Don’s wife (Marcia Henderson, All I Desire), he agrees. However, as he arrives to deliver the money, he finds Paula dead. Soon, the show’s researcher, Henry (Robinson), proposes that their next episode should reenact Paula’s murder…and that he has incriminating evidence against Don. This twist-filled noir classic was filmed in three glorious dimensions by legendary director Jack Arnold (Creature from the Black Lagoon, This Island Earth, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Tattered Dress.) ***
The Glass Web (1953), directed by Jack Arnold, is an American 3-D film
noir crime thriller that weaves a tense tale of blackmail, murder, and deception
set against the backdrop of a true-crime TV show. The story centers on Henry
Hayes (Edward G. Robinson), a meticulous researcher for Crime of the Week, a
program that reenacts real murders. Don Newell (John Forsythe), the show’s
married writer, is entangled with Paula Rainer (Kathleen Hughes), a manipulative
actress who blackmails him with evidence of their affair—$2,500 for his tagged
pajamas. Meanwhile, Henry, also smitten with Paula, grows resentful when she
spurns him. |
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Theatrical Release: November 11th, 1953
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Runtime | 1:21:37.893 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 44,391,875,043 bytes3-D Feature: 20,538,648,576 bytes 2-D Feature: 14,790,420,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 / 20.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1558 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1558 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -27dB |
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Subtitles | English (SDH), None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 44,391,875,043 bytes3-D Feature: 20,538,648,576 bytes 2-D Feature: 14,790,420,480 bytes Video Bitrate: 29.99 / 20.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • NEW Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney, with 3-D Experts Mike Ballew and Greg Kintz • Includes the 2D, Blu-ray 3-D AND Anaglyphic (Red/Cyan) 3-D Versions with One Pair of Anaglyphic 3-D Glasses • Theatrical Trailer (2D - 2:08) • TV Spots (2D - 0:23 - 16mm) Blu-ray Release Date: April 8th, 2025 Standard Blu-ray Case inside slipcase Chapters 13 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the
original English language for both 3-D and 2-D. The Glass Web
lossless transfer amplifies the tension and noir mood, complementing its
stark visuals. The soundtrack is credited to Joseph Gershenson (Winchester
'73, ,Monsters
on Campus,
Games,
Madame X) Universal’s music supervisor, though he likely
oversaw rather than composed it - common for 1950s B-pictures. The
actual composers aren’t explicitly named in credits (a frequent studio
omission), but stock cues and original bits from Universal’s stable
(think Herman Stein, Henry Mancini possibles) weave the fabric. The
score’s jazz-inflected noir - think muted trumpets, slinky saxophones,
and brooding strings - perfectly fits the genre’s urban unease. The
music’s sparse - long stretches hum with low strings or a lone piano,
building dread. It swells in bursts: a brassy fanfare when Paula’s body
drops, a frantic violin run as Don scrambles. Paula’s record player
dominates - needle scratches, “Temptation” looping, a thud as
it’s knocked during the struggle. Don’s footsteps echo as he bolts -
sharp, panicked clacks on hardwood. The studio’s live broadcast hums
with camera whirs and crew whispers, a meta layer of “show within a
show.” The sound quality is quiet effective via the lossless. Shot in
1953, it’s pre-Dolby - sound’s functional, not lush. Universal’s budget
kept it simple; no Foley wizardry, just enough to sell. Kino offer optional English
subtitles (SDH) on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray
Jack Arnold's The Glass Web
is a
film noir crime thriller that weaves a tense tale of blackmail,
murder, and deception set against the backdrop of a true-crime TV show.
Don Newell (John Forsythe - television cemented his fame in
Dynasty and
Charlie’s Angels,)
the show’s married writer, is entangled with Paula Rainer (Kathleen
Hughes - best remembered for an iconic publicity still from
It Came from Outer Space,
showing her wide-eyed and screaming - a quintessential "scream
queen" image that became widely recognized,) a manipulative actress who
blackmails him with evidence of their affair - $2,500 for his
monogrammed
pajamas. Available on Kino's
Blu-ray
in both 2-D and 3-D (though audiences favored the flat version,) the
film mixes sharp dialogue with soapy drama, culminating in a
cat-and-mouse game where Henry’s (Edward G. Robinson -
Scarlet
Street,
Key Largo,
The Stranger) perfectionism unravels his crime. Let's not forget
Richard Denning (Creature
with the Atom Brain,
Day the World Ended,
The Black Scorpion
and Jack Arnold's
Creature
from the Black Lagoon) playing producer-director of the television show
Crime of the Week in The Glass Web. And isn't
THIS uncredited Beverly Garland? It's deeply in
noir territory with a great cast that covers any hokey plot
points with forgiving realism - Robinson’s gravitas and Forsythe’s
flop-sweat carry it. Easy Blu-ray
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