The Spider Woman

IMDb 7.0 1943 • 63 min • MysteryCrimeThrillerHorror

Director

Roy William Neill

Country

US

Plot Summary

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".

Top Cast

Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce Dr. John H. Watson
Gale Sondergaard
Gale Sondergaard Adrea Spedding
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey Insp. Lestrade
Vernon Downing
Vernon Downing Norman Locke