The Spider
1931
Action Crime Mystery Romance
Synopsis
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
Earle Foxe as John Carrington
Edmund Lowe as Chatrand
George E. Stone as Dr. Blackstone
Howard Phillips as Alexander
Jesse De Vorska as Goldberg
Lois Moran as Beverly Lane
Manya Roberti as Estelle
Purnell Pratt as Inspector Riley
Crew
Lesley Selander (Assistant Director)
William Sistrom (Associate Producer)
James Wong Howe (Director of Photography)
Carli Elinor (Original Music Composer)
Glen Knight (Original Music Composer)
Hugo Friedhofer (Original Music Composer)
R. H. Bassett (Original Music Composer)
Barry Conners (Screenplay)
Philip Klein (Screenplay)
Alfred Bruzlin (Sound Recordist)
Fulton Oursler (Theatre Play)
Lowell Brentano (Theatre Play)
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