Movie Description
The Spider
(1931)Overview
Lowe plays Chatrand the Great, a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers. During his evening performance at an upscale theater, a murder occurs. A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver, the lights go out, and a shot rings out! When the lights come on, the body of a patron is lying on the floor, dying. Who is the mysterious killer? What is the strange secret of Lowe’s clairvoyant, amnesia-plagued assistant? After the police restrain the audience from leaving, Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer. Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghost-like creatures float above the stage.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kenneth MacKenna,William Cameron Menzies
- Editor : Alfred DeGaetano
- Cast : Edmund Lowe,Lois Moran,El Brendel,John Arledge,George E. Stone,Earle Foxe,Manya Roberti,Howard Phillips,Purnell Pratt,Jesse De Vorska,Kendall McComas,Ruth Donnelly,Ward Bond,Joyce Compton,C.A. Beckman,Joseph Belmont,Violet Bird,Raymond Brown,Charline Burt,Marguerite Caverley,Boyd Davis,Rupert Franklin,Dick French,Peggy Graham,Jenny Gray,Charles Hammond,Samuel E. Hines,Frank Henry,Warren Hymer,John Lester Johnson,Robert P. Kerr,Hélène Lambert,Walter Lawrence,Caryl Lincoln,Kenneth MacKenna,Margaret Mayo,Jimmy McPherson,Doris Morton,William Pawley,Marie Stapleton,Jerome Storm,Charles Sullivan,Charles Wheelock
Cast
Chatrand
Beverly Lane
Ole
Tommy
Dr. Blackstone
John Carrington
Estelle
Alexander
Inspector Riley
Goldberg
The Kid
Mrs. Wimbledon
Cop (uncredited)
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Spider
Status Released
Release Information
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1931-09-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 59m
Production CompaniesFox Film Corporation
Genres
- Crime
- Mystery
