The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net is a 1959 American drama film starring Alan Ladd and Carolyn Jones, and directed by Michael Curtiz. The supporting cast features Diane Brewster.
Plot
Ex-commercial artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) and wife Linda (Carolyn Jones) have left New York and moved to Stoneville, Connecticut, in the New England countryside. John spends his time sketching the town's children, for whom he is a close friend, but his ambitions to be a fine artist are at this point frustrated by a failed art show and bad reviews. Meanwhile Linda longs to return to the city, where John has been offered a lucrative job at his old firm. It transpires that John is against this idea, as the bustle of the city had exacerbated Linda's mental illness and fuelled her alcoholism.
More details
| author | Reginald Rose |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Connecticut |
| director | Michael Curtiz |
| editor | Richard V. Heermance |
| genre | drama mystery |
| keywords | art show belong betty lou holland birthday party black eye city dump extramarital affair fine art kill married couple meet mental illness new england record sketch tape recording |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter |
| producer | Alan Ladd Walter Mirisch |
| productionCompany | Jaguar Productions The Mirisch Corporation |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | film noir missing people |