

The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946-03-22 · 59 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Arthur Lubin
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gale SondergaardZenobia Dollard
Brenda JoyceJean Kingsley
Kirby GrantHal Wentley
Rondo HattonMario
Hobart CavanaughBill Stapleton
Milburn StoneMr. Moore
Norman LeavittTom
Adda GleasonMartha (scenes deleted or never filmed)
Eula GuyMolly Cowin (scenes deleted or never filmed)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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