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The Spider

Kenneth MacKenna

1931 • 59m

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 ...

The Spider

Cast

Edmund Lowe

Edmund LoweChatrand

Lois Moran

Lois MoranBeverly Lane

El Brendel

John Arledge

John ArledgeTommy

George E. Stone

George E. StoneDr. Blackstone

Earle Foxe

Earle FoxeJohn Carrington

Manya Roberti

Manya RobertiEstelle

Howard Phillips

Howard PhillipsAlexander

Purnell Pratt

Purnell PrattInspector Riley

Jesse De Vorska

Jesse De VorskaGoldberg

Kendall McComas

Kendall McComasThe Kid

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth DonnellyMrs. Wimbledon

Ward Bond

Ward BondCop (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Joyce ComptonButch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Crew

Kenneth MacKenna

Kenneth MacKennaDirector

William Cameron Menzies

William Cameron MenziesDirector

Lesley Selander

Lesley SelanderAssistant Director

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer

Carli Elinor

Carli ElinorOriginal Music Composer

James Wong Howe

James Wong HoweDirector of Photography

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