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The Spider Woman (1943)

Poster for The Spider Woman

Grim mystery to hold you breathless!

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".

Cast & Crew

Director
Roy William Neill
  • Profile picture of Basil Rathbone
    Sherlock Holmes Basil Rathbone
  • Profile picture of Nigel Bruce
    Dr. John H. Watson Nigel Bruce
  • Profile picture of Gale Sondergaard
    Adrea Spedding Gale Sondergaard
  • Profile picture of Dennis Hoey
    Insp. Lestrade Dennis Hoey
  • Profile picture of Vernon Downing
    Norman Locke Vernon Downing
  • Profile picture of Alec Craig
    Radlik Alec Craig
  • Profile picture of Arthur Hohl
    Adam Gilflower Arthur Hohl
  • Profile picture of Mary Gordon
    Mrs. Hudson Mary Gordon

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