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The Spider

60 %|Sep 23, 1931|Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance

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

Lowell Brentano
Theatre Play
Philip Klein
Screenplay
William Cameron Menzies
Director
Kenneth MacKenna
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Fulton Oursler
Theatre Play
Barry Conners
Screenplay
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Glen Knight
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Edmund Lowe
Chatrand
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Lois Moran
Beverly Lane
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George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone
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Earle Foxe
John Carrington
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Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley
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Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon
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Ward Bond
Cop (uncredited)
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Joyce Compton
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)