Man in the Net a Mystery Starring Alan Ladd
Carolyn Jones Portrays Alcoholic Wife in Suspense Drama from 1959
Sep 3, 2009
Man in the Net is a mystery suspense film, starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones, filmed in 1959. Michael Curtiz directed the story of a man accused of murdering his alcoholic wife.
Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones Portray Unhappy Marriage
John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) has left the advertising business tin New York to pursue a career as a painter. The Hamiltons have moved from Manhattan to In a New England countryside in Stoneville, Connecticut. Linda Hamilton (Carolyn Jones) is an unhappy alcoholic bored with life in the country who longs to return to the excitement of New York. When John is offered an opportunity in New York paying $30,000 a year, a hefty sum in 1959, Linda begs him to take the job but he refuses.
Carolyn Jones as the alcoholic wife, Linda, offers a brittle portrait of a woman who is nearly impossible to live with. The beginning of the movie does a good job of painting the nearly impossible situation lived in by spouses of alcoholics .
Linda appears at a neighborhood party with a black eye and admits she is loaded. Even so, the neighbors do not believe she has a problem because John has kept her drinking a secret. She claims that John gave her the black eye, which is untrue.
Linda Disapears and the Townspeople React
When John travels to New York for an overnight trip to turn down the job offer, Linda disappears, leaving the house in shambles and John's paintings slashed. John appears shocked when his wife disappears, but does not have time to grieve her loss before the townspeople jump to conclusions.
The townspeople turn on John, as the obvious suspect, even before Linda's body is discovered. While the townspeople have a lynch mob mentality, the town's children, whom he has befriended, take John in and protect him in a secret cave.
The children of the town act heroically, living in a type of innocent, unseen sub world that the adults do not observe. The children offer lighthearted humor to the story as they set about the task of proving John's innocence.
Alan Ladd as John keeps a cool head through it all, as he figures out how to find the evidence to prove his innocence with the help of the children.
Cast and Credits for A Man in a Net
- Alan Ladd as John Hamilton
- Carolyn Jones as Linda Hamilton
- Diane Brewster as Vicki Carey
- John Lupton as Brad Carey
- Charles McGraw as Sheriff Steve Ritter
- Tom Helmore as Gordon Moreland
- Betty Lou Holland as Roz Moreland
- John Alexander as Mr. Carey
- Ed Binns as State Police Captain Green
- Kathryn Givney as Mrs . Carey
- Barbara Beaird as Emily Jones
- Susan Gordon as Angel Jones
- Michael McGreevey as Buck Ritter
- Charles Herbert as Timmie Moreland
- Steve Perry as Leroy
- Directed by Michael Curtiz
- Produced by Walter Mirisch and Alan Ladd
- Distributed by United Artists
Man in the Net is a classic mystery suspense movie that can sometimes be seen on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
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