The Spider
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“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.
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Edmund Lowe
Chatrand
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Lois Moran
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Alice in the Cities
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Ole
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Wings
The Big Trail
John Arledge
Tommy
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The Grapes of Wrath
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George E. Stone
Dr. Blackstone
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Perry Mason
Earle Foxe
John Carrington
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Hangman's House
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Manya Roberti
Estelle
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Delicious
Howard Phillips
Alexander
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The Last Mile
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Purnell Pratt
Inspector Riley
Known for
Scarface
Grand Hotel
Jesse De Vorska
Goldberg
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Goldie
Transatlantic
Kendall McComas
The Kid
Also in
Birthday Blues
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Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Wimbledon
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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William Cameron Menzies Director · Kenneth MacKenna Director Barry Conners Screenplay
United States release September 27, 1931 · Produced in United States
Production
Fox Film Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 23, 1931
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 1931
Theatrical
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