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'''''The Spider Woman Strikes Back''''' is a 1946 [[horror film]] starring [[Gale Sondergaard]], with a running time of 59 minutes. Despite the similar title and role played by Sondergaard, the film is not a sequel to the [[Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series)|Sherlock Holmes]] film, ''[[The Spider Woman]]''. In ''The Spider Woman'', Sondergaard's character is named ''Adrea Spedding''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89912/The-Spider-Woman/ The Spider Woman] at [http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies]</ref> This time it is ''Zenobia Dollard''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91064/The-Spider-Woman-Strikes-Back/ The Spider Woman Strikes Back] at [http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies]</ref> |
'''''The Spider Woman Strikes Back''''' is a 1946 [[horror film]] starring [[Gale Sondergaard]], with a running time of 59 minutes. Despite the similar title and role played by Sondergaard, the film is not a sequel to the [[Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series)|Sherlock Holmes]] film, ''[[The Spider Woman]]''. In ''The Spider Woman'', Sondergaard's character is named ''Adrea Spedding''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89912/The-Spider-Woman/ The Spider Woman] at [http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies]</ref> This time it is ''Zenobia Dollard''.<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91064/The-Spider-Woman-Strikes-Back/ The Spider Woman Strikes Back] at [http://www.tcm.com Turner Classic Movies]</ref><ref>Spider Woman Strikes Back, The |
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The film was announced in 1945. It was to be the first in a series starring The Spider Woman, like the ones Universal had for Dracula |
The film was announced in March 1945. It was to be the first in a series starring The Spider Woman, like the ones Universal had for Dracula and Frankenstein. It was the second time Universal had spun off a horror series from their Sherlock Holmes movies, the first being [[The Creeper]] from ''[[Pearl of Death]]''. The film was originally called ''The Spider Woman Strikes Again'' and was based on an original story by Eric Taylor. [[Ford Beebe]] was the original director attached.<ref>Gale Sondergaard Named Spider Woman |
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In September Universal announced the film would be directed by [[Arthur Lubin]].<ref>MYRNA LOY NAMED FOR COMEDY LEAD New York Times 21 Sep 1945: 18. </ref> Lubin said he "hated" the movie and did not want to do it but the studio threatened to put him on suspension otherwise.<ref>Davis, p. 182.</ref> The lead roles went to Sondegaard, Brenda Joyce, Kirby Grant and Rondo Hatton.<ref>Cobb Returns to 20th Los Angeles Times 26 Sep 1945: A3. </ref> |
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Revision as of 19:44, 1 August 2019
| The Spider Woman Strikes Back | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | Eric Taylor |
| Produced by | Howard Welsch |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Ray Snyder |
| Music by | Milton Rosen |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Spider Woman Strikes Back is a 1946 horror film starring Gale Sondergaard, with a running time of 59 minutes. Despite the similar title and role played by Sondergaard, the film is not a sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film, The Spider Woman. In The Spider Woman, Sondergaard's character is named Adrea Spedding.[1] This time it is Zenobia Dollard.[2][3]
Plot
A young woman comes to a small rural town to serve as secretary for a blind woman, the town's wealthiest person. The town is awash in mystery owing to the inexplicable deaths of local ranchers' cattle. The young woman becomes entangled in a web of horror as she discovers that her employer, aided by the hideously deformed household servant, has used the blood of her predecessors to create a death serum when it is mixed with spider venom - and that her own blood is now being harvested at night, while she is in a drugged sleep, to continue the experiment.
Cast
- Gale Sondergaard as Zenobia Dollard
- Brenda Joyce as Jean Kingsley
- Kirby Grant as Hal Wentley
- Milburn Stone as Mr. Moore
- Rondo Hatton as Mario the Monster Man
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Bill Stapleton
- Tom Daly as Sam Julian
- Norman Leavitt as Tom
- Guy Beach as Cal
- Hans Herbert as Angry German Rancher (uncredited)
- Horace Murphy as Angry Older Rancher (uncredited)
- Guy Wilkerson as Lem - Rancher (uncredited)
Also named in the film's screen cast were actresses Ruth Robinson, Adda Gleason, Lois Austin and Eula Guy. However, their roles were omitted from the final cut, and may even have not been filmed.
Production
The film was announced in March 1945. It was to be the first in a series starring The Spider Woman, like the ones Universal had for Dracula and Frankenstein. It was the second time Universal had spun off a horror series from their Sherlock Holmes movies, the first being The Creeper from Pearl of Death. The film was originally called The Spider Woman Strikes Again and was based on an original story by Eric Taylor. Ford Beebe was the original director attached.[4][5]
In September Universal announced the film would be directed by Arthur Lubin.[6] Lubin said he "hated" the movie and did not want to do it but the studio threatened to put him on suspension otherwise.[7] The lead roles went to Sondegaard, Brenda Joyce, Kirby Grant and Rondo Hatton.[8]
References
- ^ The Spider Woman at Turner Classic Movies
- ^ The Spider Woman Strikes Back at Turner Classic Movies
- ^ Spider Woman Strikes Back, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 14, Iss. 157, (Jan 1, 1947): 118.
- ^ Gale Sondergaard Named Spider Woman Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 21 Mar 1945: A2.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS: CO-STAR OF REVUE Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. 21 Mar 1945: 26
- ^ MYRNA LOY NAMED FOR COMEDY LEAD New York Times 21 Sep 1945: 18.
- ^ Davis, p. 182.
- ^ Cobb Returns to 20th Los Angeles Times 26 Sep 1945: A3.
Notes
- Davis, Roland L. (2005). Just Making Movies: Company Directors on the Studio System. University of Press Mississippi. pp. 181–189.
External links
- The Spider Woman Strikes Back at IMDb
- The Spider Woman Strikes Back at the TCM Movie Database
- Review of film at Variety
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