The Spider (1931)
59m
Running Time
September 23, 1931Release Date
The Spider (1931)
59m
Running Time
September 23, 1931Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Edmund Lowe
Chatrand
Lois Moran
Beverly Lane
El Brendel
Ole
George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone
John Arledge
Tommy
Kenneth MacKenna
Director
Earle Foxe
John Carrington
William Cameron Menzies
Director
Manya Roberti
Estelle
Fulton Oursler
Writer
Howard Phillips
Alexander
Lowell Brentano
Writer
Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley
Barry Conners
Writer
Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg
Philip Klein
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 23, 1931
StatusReleased
Running Time59m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Spider is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and William Cameron Menzies and starring Edmund Lowe, Lois Moran, El Brendel and John Arledge. It was released on September 27, 1931, by Fox Film Corporation. It was based on the 1927 play The Spider by Fulton Oursler and Lowell Brentano.