Mystery ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 3m

The Spider Woman

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Director
Roy William Neill
Cast
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson Gale Sondergaard as Adrea Spedding Dennis Hoey as Insp. Lestrade Vernon Downing as Norman Locke Alec Craig as Radlik
Crew
Charles Van Enger — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Bertram Millhauser — Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle — Story Roy William Neill — Producer Vera West — Costume Design
Tagline

Grim mystery to hold you breathless!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Spider Woman — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
suicidecasinospiderroulettecompulsive gamblingpygmyblack and whitedisguisefake deathfemale villainshooting galleryfemale serial killer
Key Collaborators
Roy William Neill Director Charles Van Enger Director of Photography William Austin Editor Bertram Millhauser Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Story Roy William Neill Producer Vera West Costume Design
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