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1945 crime film directed by Robert D. Webb From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spider is a 1945 American crime film noir directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, and Kurt Kreuger.[1]
| The Spider | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert D. Webb |
| Screenplay by | Scott Darling Jo Eisinger Irving Cummings Jr. |
| Based on | play by Fulton Oursler Lowell Brentano |
| Produced by | Ben Silvey |
| Starring | Richard Conte Faye Marlowe Kurt Kreuger |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Norman Colbert |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A private detective is pursued by both police and a mysterious killer.
The film was based on a 1928 play which Fox had filmed in 1931. The project was announced in May 1945, and the original female star was meant to be Carole Landis alongside Conte.[2][3]
The Los Angeles Times said it "was not without fair interest".[4]
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."[5]
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