The Spider

The Spider

59 mins | Crime, Action, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 23, 1931

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.

The Spider

59 mins | Crime, Action, Romance, Mystery | Sept. 23, 1931

The Spider
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title The Spider
Directors Lesley Selander, Kenneth MacKenna, William Cameron Menzies
Writers Philip Klein, Lowell Brentano, Barry Conners, Fulton Oursler

Cast

Edmund Lowe

as Chatrand

Lois Moran

as Beverly Lane

El Brendel

as Ole

John Arledge

as Tommy

George E. Stone

as Dr. Blackstone

Earle Foxe

as John Carrington

Manya Roberti

as Estelle

Howard Phillips

as Alexander

Purnell Pratt

as Inspector Riley

Jesse De Vorska

as Goldberg

Kendall McComas

as The Kid

Ruth Donnelly

as Mrs. Wimbledon

Ward Bond

as Cop (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)