The Spider Woman
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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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.0/10
101 votes
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
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)
In “Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection”
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
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The Scarlet Claw
1944
The Pearl of Death
1944
The House of Fear
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
Pursuit to Algiers
1945
Terror by Night
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
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The Spider Woman (1943)
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