The Spider and the Fly 75 years old
A New British Thriller of Crime, Detection and Suspense!
"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Credits
The Spider and the Fly Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Maurice Denham He was 39, 92 years old when he died | as Colonel de la Roche |
| Edward Chapman He was 48, 75 years old when he died | as Minister for War |
| Eric Portman He was 48, 68 years old when he died | as Fernand Maubert |
| Nadia Gray She was 26, 70 years old when she died | as Madeleine Saincaize |
| Sebastian Cabot He was 465, 493 years old when he died | as Prefect |
| Guy Rolfe He was 37, 91 years old when he died | as Philippe Lodocq |
| Jeremy Spenser He was 12, now 87 years old | as Jacques |
| Arthur Lowe He was 34, 66 years old when he died | as Town Clerk |
| Hattie Jacques She was 27, 58 years old when she died | as Barmaid |
| George Cole He was 24, 90 years old when he died | as Marc, detective |
| May Hallatt She was 73, 93 years old when she died | as Monique |
| John Carol | as Jean Louis / Alfred Louis |
| Harold Lang He was 28, 64 years old when he died | as Belfort, the pickpocket |
The Spider and the Fly Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Seth Holt as Editor. He was 26 (48) years old when He died | Editing |
| Robert Hamer as Director. He was 38 (52) years old when He died | Directing |
| Robert Westerby as Screenplay. He was 40 (59) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Westerby as Screenstory. He was 40 (59) years old when He died | Writing |
The Spider and the Fly (75 years)
A New British Thriller of Crime, Detection and Suspense!
- Release day: Thursday, December 01, 1949
- Runtime: 94 minutes