The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

63 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 24, 1943

Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".

The Spider Woman

63 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 24, 1943

The Spider Woman
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Spider Woman
Directors Roy William Neill
Writers Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle

Cast

Basil Rathbone

as Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

as Dr. John H. Watson

Gale Sondergaard

as Adrea Spedding

Dennis Hoey

as Insp. Lestrade

Vernon Downing

as Norman Locke

Alec Craig

as Radlik

Arthur Hohl

as Adam Gilflower

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Hudson

Teddy Infuhr

as Larry (uncredited)

Donald Stuart

as Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Harry Cording

as Fred Garvin (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

as Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

as Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)

Sylvia Andrew

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Marie De Becker

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

as News Vendor (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

as Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Frank Benson

as Toy Doll Attendant (uncredited)

Lydia Bilbrook

as Susan (uncredited)

John Burton

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

James Carlisle

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

George Kirby

as News Vendor (uncredited)

Stanley Logan

as Robert (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Doorman (uncredited)

John Roche

as Casino Croupier (uncredited)

Gene Roth

as Henchman Taylor (uncredited)

Arthur Stenning

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Casino Patron (uncredited)