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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12 members

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Gale Sondergaard

Zenobia Dollard

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Brenda Joyce

Jean Kingsley

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Kirby Grant

Hal Wentley

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Milburn Stone

Mr. Moore

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Rondo Hatton

Mario the Monster Man

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Hobart Cavanaugh

Bill Stapleton

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Ruth Robinson

Mrs. Wentley

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Adda Gleason

Martha

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Lois Austin

Jenny Hawks

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Tom Daly

Sam Julian

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Eula Guy

Molly Cowin

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Norman Leavitt

Tom

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