
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

Charles Wheelock

William Pawley

Edmund Lowe
Chatrand

Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley

Kendall McComas
The Kid

Joseph Belmont

Lois Moran
Beverly Lane

Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon

Robert P. Kerr

Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg

Ward Bond
Cop (uncredited)

Joyce Compton
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Jerome Storm

Warren Hymer

Kenneth MacKenna

George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone

Earle Foxe
John Carrington

Manya Roberti
Estelle

Charles Sullivan

El Brendel
Ole

John Arledge
Tommy

Howard Phillips
Alexander