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      The Man in the Net

      1959 1h 37m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 35% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Big city advertising artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) abandons his career and relocates to a sleepy Connecticut community to paint for himself instead of for a paycheck. But his erratic spouse, Linda (Carolyn Jones), quickly grows bored with her quiet new life and begins to lash out at him. After turning to the bottle, Linda begins to openly insult her husband and even accuses him of beating her. So later, when she goes missing, the locals suspect John of murder and an angry mob comes after him. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An unremarkable drama. Rated: C- Apr 17, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Martin B Alan Ladd performs the one part he's capable of. Tightly wrapped as an artist in this movie with a loosey goosey script where a lot that happens depends on things that could never really happen. Including a band of children helping Ladd's character with the precision of a well ordered military unit. But the kids were wonderful, their rolls making the entire story unique seeing the artist's innocence when the rest of the town was ready to lynch him. A really nice example of a late 50's, early 60's whodunit. Black and white but all the scenes visually crisp and clear with interesting backdrops in a rural setting. Good if not great supporting cast the exception being Caroline Jones the erratic wife to Ladd's low key, loyal spouse characterization. Under rated in my view I've seen it twice and loved it each time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/23 Full Review Steve D Too unpleasant to enjoy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/13/23 Full Review Bernard K One of the dumbest movies ever created. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/15/22 Full Review Audience Member So-so mystery had a capsule description that made me think this was going to be a much more action filled and noirish story. Michael Curtiz directed this tale of artist Alan Ladd is accused of murdering his boozy wife, Carolyn Jones, and then trying to clear his name. That sounded pretty good, but it ends up that Ladd spends a lot of tim hiding out in a cave with some children who help him clear his good name. It's not a bad film, but I think it could have been a lot better. I was picturing something more like "The Fugitive." Charles McGraw also appears in the film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member just ok kinda muddled Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The acting in this movie is so weird and the kids in it freak me out. Sometimes I wondered if they were really midgets instead of kids. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Big city advertising artist John Hamilton (Alan Ladd) abandons his career and relocates to a sleepy Connecticut community to paint for himself instead of for a paycheck. But his erratic spouse, Linda (Carolyn Jones), quickly grows bored with her quiet new life and begins to lash out at him. After turning to the bottle, Linda begins to openly insult her husband and even accuses him of beating her. So later, when she goes missing, the locals suspect John of murder and an angry mob comes after him.
      Director
      Michael Curtiz
      Production Co
      Mirisch Corporation
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 13, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 37m
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