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The Spider Woman

1943Movie1 h 3 minNR

CrimeMystery
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes–74%

An intriguing, tense mystery movie about crime and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Sherlock Holmes Mystery
  • Classic Detective Film
  • Intricate Plot
  • Suspenseful Atmosphere
  • Vintage Hollywood
  • Cat and Mouse Game
  • Cunning Villain
  • Nostalgic Charm

Cast

23 of 23

Crew

Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Arthur Conan Doyle, Bertram Millhauser
Produced by
Roy William Neill
Music by
Hans J. Salter

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Facts

December 10, 1943 · 1 h 3 min · NR

Released
December 10, 1943
Runtime
1 h 3 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
131 countries

Tropes

B-Movie, Mind Your Step, Complexity Addiction +9

  • B-Movie
  • Mind Your Step
  • Complexity Addiction
  • Torture Technician
  • Smokescreen Crime
  • During the War
  • Kansas City Shuffle
  • Hoist by His Own Petard
  • Those Wacky Nazis
  • Pretty in Mink
  • Jack the Ripoff
  • Getting Crap Past the Radar

12 of 109 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Spider Woman?"

Questions about The Spider Woman

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Where can I stream The Spider Woman?

FlixFlingPlex

In the United States, The Spider Woman streams on FlixFling, and it is free with ads on Plex. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is The Spider Woman worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7).

Is The Spider Woman a sequel?

  1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
  2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
  3. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
  4. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
  5. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
  6. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
  7. The Spider Woman (1943)
  8. The Scarlet Claw (1944)
  9. The Pearl of Death (1944)
  10. The House of Fear (1945)
  11. The Woman in Green (1945)
  12. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
  13. Terror by Night (1946)
  14. Dressed to Kill (1946)

Yes: it's movie 7 of 14 in its series, after Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) and before The Scarlet Claw (1944).

What tropes does The Spider Woman use?

B-MovieMind Your StepComplexity AddictionTorture TechnicianSmokescreen CrimeDuring the WarKansas City ShuffleHoist by His Own PetardThose Wacky NazisPretty in MinkJack the RipoffGetting Crap Past the Radarand 97 more

TV Tropes lists 109 tropes for it, including B-Movie, Mind Your Step, and Complexity Addiction.