The Spider Woman (1943)
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- 1h 3min
- Mystery, Thriller
- 21 Jan 1944 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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| Basil Rathbone | ... |
Sherlock Holmes
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| Nigel Bruce | ... |
Dr. Watson
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| Gale Sondergaard | ... |
Adrea Spedding
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| Dennis Hoey | ... |
Lestrade
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Vernon Downing | ... |
Norman Locke
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| Alec Craig | ... |
Radlik
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| Arthur Hohl | ... |
Gilflower
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| Mary Gordon | ... |
Mrs. Hudson
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| Jimmy Aubrey | ... |
News Vendor (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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Frank Benson | ... |
Toy Doll Attendant (uncredited)
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Lydia Bilbrook | ... |
Susan (uncredited)
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John Burton | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Fred Garvin (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| Teddy Infuhr | ... |
Larry (uncredited)
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George Kirby | ... |
News Vendor (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Stanley Logan | ... |
Robert (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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| John C. McCallum | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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| Robert Milasch | ... |
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
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| Belle Mitchell | ... |
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Casino Patron (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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| John Roche | ... |
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
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| Angelo Rossitto | ... |
Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited)
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| Gene Roth | ... |
Henchman Taylor (uncredited)
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Arthur Stenning | ... |
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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| Donald Stuart | ... |
Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Roy William Neill | ||
Written by
| Bertram Millhauser | ... | (screenplay) |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | ... | (story) (as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) |
Produced by
| Roy William Neill | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hans J. Salter | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Van Enger | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Austin | ||
Art Direction by
| John B. Goodman | ||
| Martin Obzina | ||
Set Decoration by
| Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
| Edward R. Robinson | ... | (as Edward Ray Robinson) |
Costume Design by
| Vera West | ... | (gowns) |
Art Department
| Ellis Burman | ... | prop: stabbed spider (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound director |
| Paul Neal | ... | sound technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Hans J. Salter | ... | musical director (as H.J. Salter) |
| Frank Skinner | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Universal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1954) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Argus-Film (1958) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Seven Network (1974) (Australia) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1974) (Finland) (tv)
- MPI Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- MPI Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- VL-Musiikki (2013) (Finland) (DVD) (4-disc Sherlock Holmes the Classic Collection Box 1)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rai 3 (1991) (Italy) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Sherlock Holmes takes on a case that the press has dubbed the pajama suicides. Eminent men are going to bed in the safety of their own homes, with everything seemingly being normal, only to commit suicide in the night. Holmes fakes his own death in the hopes of giving him a freer hand in the investigation and is convinced that a woman, a female Moriarty as he describes her, is behind the deaths. The dead men were all eminent and very wealthy. He impersonates a wealthy retired Indian military officer in the hope of drawing out the woman and he soon meets Adrea Spedding but she quickly sees through his disguise and proves herself to be the challenge Holmes predicted she would be. She is a worthy adversary and soon traps him setting him up in a carnival shooting gallery that seems to assure his death. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | Grim mystery to hold you breathless! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | At one point Holmes says to Watson, "If you ever see me getting too sure again, fancying myself more clever then Adrea Spedding, just whisper one word to me: pygmy." This line was inspired by the short story "The Adventure of the Yellow Face," in which Holmes tells Watson, "If it should ever strike you that I am getting a little over-confident in my powers, or giving less pains to a case than it deserves, kindly whisper 'Norbury' in my ear, and I shall be infinitely obliged to you." See more » |
| Goofs | When the impostor posing as Matthew Ordway knocks a terrarium of black widow spiders onto the floor and Watson reaches for the gun among them, Holmes shouts "Stop it, Watson! Those insects are deadly!" Spiders are not insects, and Holmes, having just revealed Ordway to be an impostor on the basis of the man's lack of knowledge about spiders, should know this. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Loch Lomond See more » |
| Quotes |
Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant:
Hey gov', sir, try your luck on Mussolini, Hiro Hito, or Hitler. Hit 'em where their hearts ought to be and listen to the 'ollow sound. See more » |