
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 Kenneth MacKenna, William Cameron Menzies
Cast

Edmund Lowe
Chatrand

Earle Foxe
John Carrington

Kendall McComas
The Kid

Joyce Compton
Butch's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Joseph Belmont

El Brendel
Ole

John Arledge
Tommy

Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg

Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon

Warren Hymer

Manya Roberti
Estelle

Charles Sullivan

Robert P. Kerr

William Pawley

Jerome Storm

Lois Moran
Beverly Lane

George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone

Howard Phillips
Alexander

Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley

Ward Bond
Cop (uncredited)

Kenneth MacKenna

Charles Wheelock