The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

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The Spider Woman Strikes Back

"Mistress of Menace!"

1946

0h 59m

6.5(12 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

A young girl goes to work as a live-in caretaker for a spooky old woman. She doesn't know that every night, the woman drains some blood from her to feed her strange plant.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Gale Sondergaard

Zenobia Dollard

Gale Sondergaard

Acting

Brenda Joyce

Jean Kingsley

Brenda Joyce

Acting

Kirby Grant

Hal Wentley

Kirby Grant

Acting

Rondo Hatton

Mario

Rondo Hatton

Acting

Hobart Cavanaugh

Bill Stapleton

Hobart Cavanaugh

Acting

Milburn Stone

Mr. Moore

Milburn Stone

Acting

Tom Daly

Sam Julian

No Image

Acting

Norman Leavitt

Tom

Norman Leavitt

Acting

Ruth Robinson

Mrs. Wentley (scenes deleted or never filmed)

No Image

Acting

Adda Gleason

Martha (scenes deleted or never filmed)

Adda Gleason

Acting

Lois Austin

Jenny Hawks (scenes deleted or never filmed)

No Image

Acting

Eula Guy

Molly Cowin (scenes deleted or never filmed)

Eula Guy

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