The Spider Woman

(1944)

63 minutes

Crime Drama / Mystery

Directed by Roy William Neill

Cast:

Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes 
Nigel Bruce Doctor Watson 
Gale Sondergaard Adrea Spedding 
Dennis Hoey Inspector Lestrade 
Vernon Downing Norman Locke 
Alec Craig Henchman Radlik 
Arthur Hohl Adam Gilflower 
Mary Gordon Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes investigates the case of the pajama suicides. Distinguished men are committing suicide after they go to sleep. To get to the bottom of the case, Holmes changes his identity in order to find a clue. He is almost positive that a woman has something to do with the deaths. Since all the men were rich and distinguished, he pretends to be a rich withdrawn Indian military officer and then he encounters Adrea Spedding. She does not fall for his act and substantiates herself to be the woman behind suicides. She goes after Holmes to kill him.   

The Spider Woman trailer