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The Spider is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kenneth MacKenna and William Cameron Menzies and starring Edmund Lowe, Lois Moran, El Brendel and John Arledge. It was released on September 27, 1931, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3] It was based on the 1927 play The Spider by Fulton Oursler and Lowell Brentano.

The Spider
Directed by	Kenneth MacKenna William Cameron Menzies
Screenplay by	Barry Conners Philip Klein Leon Gordon
Based on	The Spider by Fulton Oursler and Lowell Brentano
Produced by	William Sistrom
Starring	Edmund Lowe Lois Moran El Brendel John Arledge George E. Stone Earle Foxe
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Edited by	Alfred DeGaetano
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 27, 1931 (1931-09-27)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

A celebrated magician Chatrand the Great announces at the end of a performance in a radio broadcast that he is searching for the real identity of his assistant, a victim of amnesia who apparently lost his memory after suffering a head wound two years earlier. Beverly Lane answers the appeal, as she believes the man in is her brother. A murder soon follows.

Cast

• Edmund Lowe as Chatrand
• Lois Moran as Beverly Lane
• El Brendel as Ole
• John Arledge as Tommy
• George E. Stone as Dr. Blackstone
• Earle Foxe as John Carrington
• Manya Roberti as Estelle
• Howard Phillips as Alexander
• Purnell Pratt as Inspector Riley
• Jesse De Vorska as Goldberg
• Kendall McComas as The Kid
• Ruth Donnelly as Mrs. Wimbledon

References

External links

• The Spider at IMDb

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