
The Spider
HOW MUCH THRILL CAN YOU STAND?
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.
Director William Cameron Menzies, Kenneth MacKenna
Cast

William Pawley

El Brendel
Ole

Kenneth MacKenna

Warren Hymer

Edmund Lowe
Chatrand

Manya Roberti
Estelle

Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley

John Arledge
Tommy

Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg

Ward Bond
Cop (uncredited)

Joyce Compton
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Joseph Belmont

George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone

Robert P. Kerr

Jerome Storm

Lois Moran
Beverly Lane

Charles Sullivan

Charles Wheelock

Howard Phillips
Alexander

Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon

Earle Foxe
John Carrington

Kendall McComas
The Kid