
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

John Arledge
Tommy

Kendall McComas
The Kid

Robert P. Kerr

Charles Sullivan

Edmund Lowe
Chatrand

Lois Moran
Beverly Lane

Ward Bond
Cop (uncredited)

Charles Wheelock

Joseph Belmont

Joyce Compton
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Earle Foxe
John Carrington

Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley

Warren Hymer

Jerome Storm

Manya Roberti
Estelle

George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone

Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg

William Pawley

Howard Phillips
Alexander

Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon

Kenneth MacKenna

El Brendel
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