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The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 24, 1943

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Mystery, Crime, Thriller

User Score

68%

Original Title

The Spider Woman

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Director

Roy William Neill

Description

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. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".