
The Spider
- Released on
- Runtime
- 59 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Edmund Lowe
- Lois Moran
- El Brendel
- John Arledge
- George E. Stone
- Earle Foxe
- Manya Roberti
- Howard Phillips
- Purnell Pratt
- Jesse De Vorska
- Kendall McComas
- Ruth Donnelly
- Ward Bond
- Joyce Compton
Director
- Kenneth MacKenna
- William Cameron Menzies
Producers
Screenwriter
- Philip Klein
- Barry Conners