The Spider Woman

  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Thriller
12/24/1943
63
NR

Grim mystery to hold you breathless!

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".

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  • Geronimo1967

    This time, our dynamic duo face one of their most versatile and cunning antagonists, who is cleverly behind the inexplicable pyjama suicides. Wealthy and seemingly upstanding members of the community are taking their own lives, usually from behind the safety of their own locked doors, by why? Well, Holmes (Basil Rathbone) dons the guise of a poverty-stricken veteran of the Indian army to try and ensnare the shrewd Adrea Spedding (Gale Sondergaard) but just who is going to be doing the ensnaring? With Watson (Nigel Bruce) close by his side, they must try to get to the bottom of a mystery where, quite literally, nothing fits! Traps are being set, lures being placed and this foe is worthy of their best efforts - especially as Watson turns out ...

    June 26, 2022

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