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The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

A New British Thriller of Crime, Detection and Suspense!
Dec 01, 1949 1h 34m
6.9
6 votes

Synopsis

"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

Title The Spider and the Fly
Companies J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Mayflower Productions
Countries United Kingdom
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Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Fernand Maubert
Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe

Philippe Lodocq
Nadia Gray

Nadia Gray

Madeleine Saincaize
George Cole

George Cole

Marc, detective
Harold Lang

Harold Lang

Belfort, the pickpocket
Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Minister for War
Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Colonel de la Roche
John Carol

John Carol

Jean Louis / Alfred Louis
Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Town Clerk
Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Jacques' Grandmother
Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Barmaid (uncredited)
John Salew

John Salew

Minister's Secretary
Patrick Young

Patrick Young

Captain le Maitre
Keith Pyott

Keith Pyott

Father Pletsier
Philip Stainton

Philip Stainton

Café Manager
Hal Osmond

Hal Osmond

Swiss Taxi Driver
Alastair Hunter

Alastair Hunter

Watchman at Legation
Gerald Andersen

Gerald Andersen

Coding Clerk (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos

Andreas Malandrinos

Bank Watchman (uncredited)
Charles Paton

Charles Paton

Café Schader Waiter (uncredited)
Dido Plumb

Dido Plumb

Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Iris Vandeleur

Iris Vandeleur

Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

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