The Spider (1940 film)
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The Spider | |
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Original British trade ad
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Produced by | Victor M. Greene |
Written by | Victor M. Greene Kenneth Horne Reginald Long |
Based on | novel Night Mail by Henry Holt |
Starring | Diana Churchill Derrick De Marney Jean Gillie Cecil Parker |
Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
Production
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Victor M. Greene Productions (as Admiral Films)
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release dates
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15 April 1940 (UK) |
Running time
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81 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Spider is a 1940 British, black-and-white, crime, drama, thriller, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ronald Shiner as (uncredited).[1] It was produced by Admiral Films.
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Synopsis
This thriller features a talent agent, whose corrupt actions are uncovered by his business partner. The corrupt sinks deeper by murderng him. Unfortunately for both of them, a young woman witnesses the murder. The talent agent attacks her, she is traumatised and loses her memory. After she is released from hospital, the talent agent resumes his chase, but a detective and his wife intervene with thrilling consequences.[2]
Cast
- Gilbert Silver - Derrick De Marney
- Sally Silver - Diana Churchill
- Clare Marley - Jean Gillie
- Lawrence Bruce - Cecil Parker
- Julian Ismay - Frank Cellier
- George Hackett - Allan Jeayes
- Inspector Horridge - Edward Lexy
- Duke - Jack Melford
- Smith - Jack Lambert
- Bath's Manager - Anthony Holles
- Nurse - Moira Lynd
References
External links
- The Spider at AllMovie
- The Spider at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Spider at IMDb
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