Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman
by Roy William Neill
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Actor: Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hoey, Gale Sondergaard, Nigel Bruce, Vernon DowningDirector: Roy William Neill
Cinematographer: Charles Van Enger
Producer: Roy William Neill
Editor: William Austin
Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Writer: Bertram Millhauser
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 63 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Movie Reviews of Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman
Movie Review: Holmes in the Web
Summary: 3 Stars
This entry in the Universal series is the least atmospheric up to this point and the filmmaking feels pretty generic. At least the humor in the opening scenes is thankfully understated. The scenes of cat and mouse between Holmes and the Spider Woman are good, though it's a bit unnerving to see Rathbone darkening his skin for some of them. This picture doesn't have the patriotic send-offs of the earlier films.
Summary of Sherlock Holmes in The Spider Woman
The master detective Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his faithful cohort Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are back, preserved and digitally restored in 35mm to original condition by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This newly restored version of the classic film includes the period war bond tag and studio logo and credits from its original theatrical release. Filled with ominous shadows and interesting camera angles, the visual beauty of the film in 35mm is stunning. London is in a panic over a series of apparent "Pajama Suicides." Sherlock Holmes, however, is more inclined to believe that they are calculated murders. It is up to the great detective to discover the motive and the means of these crimes and to unmask the murderer. Enter Miss Adria Spedding; an intoxicating woman of character whom Holmes is convinced is behind the killings. A series of masquerades and deadly game playing ensues as Holmes and Watson enter a battle of wits with The Spider Woman.Here is another strong entry (beautifully restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive) from the peak of Basil Rathbone's prolific, seven-year run as a definitive Sherlock Holmes for the big screen. The Spider Woman (1944) employs details of Holmes's apparent death and resurrection between "The Final Problem" and its follow-up, "The Adventure of the Empty House." But the movie takes a different direction when a bizarre series of late-night "pajama suicides" finds Holmes probing the involvement of a femme fatale. Of the quartet of features in this set (all produced and directed by the energetic Roy William Neill) Spider Woman has the most vivacity and familiar textures from Doyle's canon. --Tom Keogh
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