Summaries

A private detective, his devoted servant, and his female associate are caught in a web of crimes after discovering the fatal fate of a mind-reader's assistant billed as 'The Spider Woman'.

An ex-cop who is now a private detective is hired by a woman to be the go-between in retrieving an important envelope from her partner. The detective has the partner come to his apartment to give him the envelope, but someone sneaks into his apartment and strangles her while the detective is in another room. Fearful that the police will suspect him of the murder, he brings the woman's body back to her own apartment, but the police find out and suspect him anyway. He must find out who is framing him for the murder and why, before the police catch him.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • psychotronic film
  • lie
  • b movie
  • letter
  • private investigator
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Film-Noir
Release date Nov 30, 1945
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 3m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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