The Spider

Overview

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.

Directed by Kenneth MacKenna, William Cameron Menzies

Top cast

Edmund Lowe

Chatrand

Lois Moran

Beverly Lane

El Brendel

Ole

John Arledge

Tommy

George E. Stone

Dr. Blackstone

Earle Foxe

John Carrington

Manya Roberti

Estelle

Howard Phillips

Alexander

Purnell Pratt

Inspector Riley

Jesse De Vorska

Goldberg

Kendall McComas

The Kid

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. Wimbledon

Ward Bond

Cop (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

C

C.A. Beckman

Joseph Belmont

V

Violet Bird

R

Raymond Brown

C

Charline Burt

M

Marguerite Caverley

Details