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The Spider's Web (1938) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

James W. Horne
Ray Taylor

Writing Credits  

Robert E. Kent ... (screenplay) &
George H. Plympton ... (screenplay) (as George Plympton) &
Basil Dickey ... (screenplay) &
Mart Ramson ... (screenplay) (as Martie Ramson)
 
Norvell Page ... (stories) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

Warren Hull ... Richard Wentworth / The Spider / Blinky McQuade
Iris Meredith ... Nita Van Sloan
Richard Fiske ... Jackson
Kenne Duncan ... Ram Singh (as Kenneth Duncan)
Forbes Murray ... Police Commissioner Stanley Kirk
Donald Douglas ... Jenkins - the Butler
Marc Lawrence ... Steve Harmon
Charles C. Wilson ... Chase (as Charles Wilson)
John Tyrrell ... Grafton - Henchman
Eugene Anderson Jr. Eugene Anderson Jr. ... Johnnie Sands (as Gene Anderson Jr.)
Ann Doran ... Mason's Secretary
Paul Whitney Paul Whitney ... Gray - the Banker
Beatrice Curtis Beatrice Curtis ... Kate Sands
Gordon Hart Gordon Hart ... J. Mason
Byron Foulger ... Allen Roberts
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander Ernie Alexander ... Reporter (scenes deleted)
Brooks Benedict ... Steve's Driver (scenes deleted)
Jack Gardner Jack Gardner ... Reporter (scenes deleted)
John Roy ... Police Lab Chemist (scenes deleted)
Ernie Adams ... Merkel (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich ... Guard (uncredited)
Sam Ash ... Dover (uncredited)
Walter Bacon Walter Bacon ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey Harry A. Bailey ... Dr. Gaylord (uncredited)
Al Bain ... Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jimmie Baker Jimmie Baker ... Powerhouse Worker (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley Arthur Berkeley ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Harry Bernard ... Watchman (uncredited)
Beatrice Blinn ... Adams' Stenographer (uncredited)
Gloria Blondell ... Chase's Secretary (uncredited)
Roy Brent Roy Brent ... Ted (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Chambers (uncredited)
Frank Bruno Frank Bruno ... Monk (uncredited)
Buel Bryant Buel Bryant ... Cop at Airport (uncredited)
Earle D. Bunn Earle D. Bunn ... Henchman (uncredited)
Lew Caits Lew Caits ... Blade (uncredited)
James Carlisle James Carlisle ... Fire Captain (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Trigger (uncredited)
Steve Clark ... Masked Henchman (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Bing Conley Bing Conley ... Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Cornell Harry Cornell ... Brownie (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Officer Mulvaney (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Malloy (uncredited)
Jack Curtis ... Henchman (uncredited)
Russell Custer Russell Custer ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook ... Spike #2 (uncredited)
Lew Davis Lew Davis ... Harry Stone (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... Henchman with Steve [Chs. 5-6] / Skylight Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Depp Harry Depp ... Oswald (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson Dick Dickinson ... Bus Ticket Customer (uncredited)
Charles Dorety ... Mort (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Frank Martin (uncredited)
Curley Dresden Curley Dresden ... Henchman Driver (uncredited)
Art Dupuis Art Dupuis ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dick Durrell Dick Durrell ... Charlie Dennis (uncredited)
Edward Earle ... J.R. Adams (uncredited)
Carl Faulkner Carl Faulkner ... Cop (uncredited)
Al Ferguson ... Gang Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston Eddie Fetherston ... Tom (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Myrtle (uncredited)
Eddie Foster Eddie Foster ... Lefty (uncredited)
Jerry Frank Jerry Frank ... Henchman with Malean (uncredited)
Bill Gavier Bill Gavier ... Louis (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Henchman with Steve (uncredited)
Roger Gray ... Henchman (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Henchman (uncredited)
Charles Haefeli Charles Haefeli ... Henchman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney ... Henchman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Gorman (uncredited)
Jack Harvey ... Marvin (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Henchman with Whitey (uncredited)
Jack Hennessy Jack Hennessy ... Chauffeur #2 (uncredited)
Al Herman Al Herman ... Spike Malean (uncredited)
Ben Hewlett Ben Hewlett ... Joseph Crane (uncredited)
George Hoey George Hoey ... Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth Harry Hollingsworth ... Police Inspector (uncredited)
Reed Howes ... Henchman (uncredited)
Russell Huestis ... James (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers ... Henchman (uncredited)
Dick Jensen Dick Jensen ... Henchman (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome Jerry Jerome ... Sparks (uncredited)
Ray Johnson Ray Johnson ... Henchman (uncredited)
Al Klein Al Klein ... Saber (uncredited)
Bob Kortman ... Henchman-Mechanic (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... Doctor (uncredited)
Tom London ... Cop in Bank (uncredited)
Jack Low Jack Low ... Henchman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin ... Henchman (uncredited)
Chet Lynn Chet Lynn ... Jim (uncredited)
Stanley Mack Stanley Mack ... Gunman in Bank (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Policeman (uncredited)
Herman Marks Herman Marks ... Henchman (uncredited)
Bud Marshall Bud Marshall ... Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Ed McCabe Ed McCabe ... Steve (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough Ralph McCullough ... Driver (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy ... Cop (uncredited)
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ... Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Lew Meehan ... Burke (uncredited)
Tony Merlo Tony Merlo ... Chauffeur (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Henchman (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell Bruce Mitchell ... Cop (uncredited)
King Mojave King Mojave ... Mike (uncredited)
Harry Myers ... Detective (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Allen (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Policeman (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva ... Red (uncredited)
Joe Palma Joe Palma ... Henchman with Steve (uncredited)
Bill Patton Bill Patton ... Henchman with Whitey (uncredited)
Claude Payton Claude Payton ... Radarez (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Officer Jones (uncredited)
Jack Perrin ... Interne (uncredited)
Bob Perry ... Tim Spencer (uncredited)
Jessie Perry Jessie Perry ... Bus Station Woman (uncredited)
Charles Phillips Charles Phillips ... Henchman (uncredited)
Rose Plumer Rose Plumer ... Bus Terminal Woman (uncredited)
Lee Prather Lee Prather ... Morris (uncredited)
Ed Randolph Ed Randolph ... Powerhouse Worker (uncredited)
Gus Reed Gus Reed ... Frank (uncredited)
Al Rhein Al Rhein ... Henchman (uncredited)
Jack Richardson ... Policeman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Henry Blake (uncredited)
Anne Schaefer ... Bus Station Woman (uncredited)
Ed Schaefer Ed Schaefer ... Policeman (uncredited)
Cy Schindell Cy Schindell ... Cadman (uncredited)
Dick Scott Dick Scott ... Joe (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Henchman with Steve on Bus (uncredited)
Cap Severn Cap Severn ... Farmer's Woman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Detective (uncredited)
Ernest Shields Ernest Shields ... Passenger (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson ... Gordon (uncredited)
John Sinclair John Sinclair ... Writer (uncredited)
Ray Spiker ... Henchman (uncredited)
Dick Stanley Dick Stanley ... Henchman with Steve (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... Bank Gunman (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Businessman (uncredited)
Walter Stiritz Walter Stiritz ... Henchman (uncredited)
Gene Stone Gene Stone ... Cashman (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Henchman with Whitey (uncredited)
Joe Sully Joe Sully ... Henchman (uncredited)
George Taylor ... Whitey (uncredited)
Henry Taylor Henry Taylor ... Wilson (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Powerhouse Worker (uncredited)
Dirk Thane Dirk Thane ... Henchman (uncredited)
Victor Travis Victor Travis ... Benefit Director (uncredited)
George Turner ... Henchman with Trigger (uncredited)
Francis Walker ... Farmer (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... Carter (uncredited)
Roger Williams ... Steve's Driver (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim ... Barkeeper (uncredited)
William Worthington ... Cantlon (uncredited)
Duke York ... Henchman (uncredited)
Bert Young Bert Young ... Henchman with Grafton (uncredited)

Produced by 

Irving Briskin ... executive producer (uncredited)
Jack Fier ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Sidney Cutner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Allen G. Siegler

Editing by 

Richard Fantl

Art Department 

Glenn Cravath ... poster artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Buel Bryant ... stunts (uncredited)
Earle D. Bunn ... stunts (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Jensen ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Phillips ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... stunts (uncredited)
Bert Young ... stunts (uncredited)

Music Department 

Morris Stoloff ... musical director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ben Oakland ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

See also

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