The Spider Woman
Grim mystery to hold you breathless!
1943 | 63m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Roy William Neill |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Staring: |
| 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". | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Roy William Neill |
| Writer: | Bertram Millhauser, Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide, casino, spider, compulsive gambling, roulette, pygmy, black and white, disguise, fake death, female villain, shooting gallery, female serial killer, sherlock holmes |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Basil Rathbone | Sherlock Holmes |
| Nigel Bruce | Dr. John H. Watson |
| Gale Sondergaard | Adrea Spedding |
| Dennis Hoey | Insp. Lestrade |
| Vernon Downing | Norman Locke |
| Alec Craig | Radlik |
| Arthur Hohl | Adam Gilflower |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Hudson |
| Teddy Infuhr | Larry (uncredited) |
| Donald Stuart | Artie - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Fred Garvin (uncredited) |
| Belle Mitchell | Fortune Teller (uncredited) |
| Angelo Rossitto | Obongo - Pygmy (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Andrew | Charwoman (uncredited) |
| Marie De Becker | Charwoman (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Carnival Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Benson | Toy Doll Attendant (uncredited) |
| Lydia Bilbrook | Susan (uncredited) |
| John Burton | Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| George Kirby | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Stanley Logan | Robert (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Doorman (uncredited) |
| John Roche | Casino Croupier (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | Henchman Taylor (uncredited) |
| Arthur Stenning | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| William Austin | Editor |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Bertram Millhauser | Screenplay |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Edward R. Robinson | Set Decoration |
| Hans J. Salter | Music Director |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Roy William Neill | Director |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roy William Neill | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
Geronimo1967
7.0
Gale Sondergaard joins the team for this hour long thriller with Holmes and Watson called in to solve the mystery of the "pyjama suicides". Wealthy, clean-cut, members of society each appear to go bonkers and kill themselves with no apparent rationale. This is a fun little story with some quirkier e ... lements to liven up the investigation - big spiders etc. and the shorter, more compact, duration certainly helps keep it tight.
Jun 26, 2022