The Spider Woman (1943)
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".
- Roy William Neill
- Bertram Millhauser
- Arthur Conan Doyle
Rating: 6.8/10 by 84 users
Alternative Title:
Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman - US
Sherlock Holmes und das Spinnennest - DE
Sherlock Holmes y la mujer araña - ES
La mujer araña - ES
Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman - US
Sherlock Holmes: The Spider Woman - US
La femme aux araignées - FR
Sherlock Holmes - Das Spinnennest - DE
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 03 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: suicide, casino, spider, roulette, compulsive gambling, pygmy, black and white, disguise, fake death, female villain, shooting gallery, female serial killer, sherlock holmes
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 elements to liven up the investigation - big spiders etc. and the shorter, more compact, duration certainly helps keep it tight.
