The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1943-12-10
Duration:63 min
Director:Roy William Neill
Actors:Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Vernon Downing
Production:Universal Pictures

Overview:

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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