The Spider (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.
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Edmund Lowe
as Chatrand
as Chatrand
Lois Moran
as Beverly Lane
as Beverly Lane
El Brendel
as Ole
as Ole
John Arledge
as Tommy
as Tommy
George E. Stone
as Dr. Blackstone
as Dr. Blackstone
Earle Foxe
as John Carrington
as John Carrington
Manya Roberti
as Estelle
as Estelle
Howard Phillips
as Alexander
as Alexander
Purnell Pratt
as Inspector Riley
as Inspector Riley
Jesse De Vorska
as Goldberg
as Goldberg
Kendall McComas
as The Kid
as The Kid
Ruth Donnelly
as Mrs. Wimbledon
as Mrs. Wimbledon
Ward Bond
as Cop (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
as Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)
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Lowell Brentano
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Kenneth MacKenna
Director
Director
Philip Klein
Screenplay
Screenplay
William Cameron Menzies
Director
Director
Fulton Oursler
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Barry Conners
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lesley Selander
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
R. H. Bassett
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Carli Elinor
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
William Sistrom
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Alfred DeGaetano
Editor
Editor
Alfred Bruzlin
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Glen Knight
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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