Rent Spin a Dark Web (1956)

Name: Spin a Dark Web
Rating: 3.2

3.2 of 5 from 46 ratings

1h 16min

Synopsis:: A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He meets the sister of a local mob leader, and she soon draws him into the gang's activities. After he finds himself being drawn into a murder plot, he finally realizes that his lover is only using him, and determines to escape the gang - but things don't turn out the way he planned.
Actors:: Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson, Robert Arden, Joss Ambler, Peter Hammond, Peter Burton, Sam Kydd, Russell Westwood, Patricia Ryan, Bernard Fox, Noel Howlett, Larry Taylor
Directors:: Vernon Sewell
Producers:: M.J. Frankovich, Richard Gordon, George Maynard
Writers:: Ian Stuart Black, Robert Westerby
Aka:: Soho Incident
Genres:: Classics, Drama, Thrillers

BBFC:

Release Date:

15/12/2025

Run Time:

76 minutes

Languages:

English Mono

Subtitles:

English Hard of Hearing

Formats:

Pal

Aspect Ratio:

Widescreen 1.66:1

Colour:

B & W

BLU-RAY Regions:

Bonus:

Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross on 'Spin a Dark Web' (2025)
The BEHP Interview with Vernon Sewell (1994): archival audio recording, featuring the 'Spin a Dark Web' director in conversation with Roy Fowler
A Test of Love (1937): a dramatised short film on the dangers of venereal diseases, which provided an early credit for 'Spin a Dark Web' director Vernon Sewell
US theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
World and UK premieres on Blu-ray