The Spider Woman
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“Grim mystery to hold you breathless!”
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
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Part of Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection
14 films
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · 1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie · 1939
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Movie · 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie · 1942
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Movie · 1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Movie · 1943
The Spider Woman
Movie · 1943
The Scarlet Claw
Movie · 1944
The Pearl of Death
Movie · 1944
The House of Fear
Movie · 1945
The Woman in Green
Movie · 1945
Pursuit to Algiers
Movie · 1945
Terror by Night
Movie · 1946
Dressed to Kill
Movie · 1946
Cast
33 people
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nigel Bruce
Dr. John H. Watson
Known for
Rebecca
Suspicion
Gale Sondergaard
Adrea Spedding
Known for
The Life of Emile Zola
The Mark of Zorro
Dennis Hoey
Insp. Lestrade
Known for
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
She-Wolf of London
Vernon Downing
Norman Locke
Also in
Mutiny on the Bounty
Pride and Prejudice
Alec Craig
Radlik
Known for
Stranger on the Third Floor
Lassie Come Home
Arthur Hohl
Adam Gilflower
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Whole Town's Talking
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Hudson
Known for
Bride of Frankenstein
Fort Apache
Teddy Infuhr
Larry (uncredited)
Known for
The Bishop's Wife
They Live by Night
Donald Stuart
Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Known for
The Invisible Man
Harry Cording
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
Known for
The Black Cat
Against All Flags
Belle Mitchell
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Known for
Soylent Green
The Mark of Zorro
Roy William Neill Director · Bertram Millhauser Screenplay Arthur Conan Doyle Story
United States release December 10, 1943 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 10, 1943
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1990
Physical · Key Video #7786 [VHS] 62 minutes
United States
December 24, 1943 · Limited theatrical
January 14, 1944 · Theatrical
Germany
June 19, 1969 · TV
Russia
July 16, 1994 · TV · ORT (TV) Russian
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