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Director
  
Robert D. Webb

Music director
  
David Buttolph

Duration
  

Language
  
English

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

Story by
  
Fulton Oursler

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
December 1945 (1945-12) (United States)

Writer
  
Lowell Brentano (play), Irving Cummings Jr. (additional dialogue), Scott Darling, Jo Eisinger, Fulton Oursler (play)

Cast
  
Richard Conte
(Chris Conlon),
Faye Marlowe
(Delilah 'Lila' Neilsen, alias Judith Smith),
Kurt Kreuger
(Ernest, alias Garonne),
John Harvey
(Burns),
Martin Kosleck
(Mikail Barak),
Mantan Moreland
(Harry)

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A carnival mind reader (Faye Marlowe) hires a private eye (Richard Conte) to find her sister, missing for years.

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The Spider is a 1945 American crime film noir directed by Robert D. Webb. The drama features Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, and Kurt Kreuger.

An ex-cop is suspected of murder after he is found with a dead woman. The private detective is on the run attempting to prove his innocence.

Plot

A private detective is pursued by both police and a mysterious killer.

Cast

  • Richard Conte as Chris Conlon
  • Faye Marlowe as Delilah Lila Neilsen, alias Judith Smith
  • Kurt Kreuger as Ernest, alias Garonne
  • John Harvey as Burns
  • Martin Kosleck as Mikail Barak
  • Mantan Moreland as Henry
  • Walter Sande as Det. Lt. Walter Castle
  • Cara Williams as Wanda Vann, neighbor
  • Charles Tannen as Det. Tonti
  • Margaret Brayton as Jean, police records clerk
  • Ann Savage as Florence Cain
  • Harry Seymour as Ed, the Bartender
  • Jean Del Val as Henri Dutrelle, hotel manager
  • Odette Vigne as Mrs. Dutrelle
  • James Flavin as Officer Johnny Tracy

    • Critical reception

    Film critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Robert D. Webb directs a lackluster B-film noir from the play by Charles Fulton...The Spider was a poor remake of the 1931 film of the same title. It held very little suspense, and the plot was filled with gaping holes. But Richard Conte is a fine action actor, and gives this slight film noir story a little boost just by his presence."

    References

    The Spider (1945 film) Wikipedia
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