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The Spider

The Spider

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 23, 1931

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Spider

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Director

Kenneth MacKenna

Description

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.