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The Spider Returns is a 1941 15-chapter Columbia movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. It was the fourteenth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and a sequel to their 1938 serial The Spider's Web. The first episode runs 32 minutes, while the other 14 are approximately 17 minutes each.
Original Release
05/09/1941
US Release
05/09/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Warren Hull | Blinky McQuade / Richard Wentworth / The Spider |
| Mary Ainslee | Nita Van Sloan |
| Dave O'Brien | Jackson, Wentworth's Aide |
| Joseph W. Girard | Police Commissioner Kirk |
| Kenne Duncan | Ram Singh, Wentworth's Hindu Chauffeur |
| Corbet Morris | McLeod |
| Bryant Washburn | Westfall |
| Charles Miller | Mr. Van Sloan |
| Anthony Warde | Henchman Trigger |
| Harry Harvey | Stephen |
Directors
Writers
Morgan Cox, John Cutting, Harry L. Fraser, Jesse Duffy, George H. Plympton, Norvell Page, Lawrence Taylor
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Warren Hull | Blinky McQuade / Richard Wentworth / The Spider |
| Mary Ainslee | Nita Van Sloan |
| Dave O'Brien | Jackson, Wentworth's Aide |
| Joseph W. Girard | Police Commissioner Kirk |
| Kenne Duncan | Ram Singh, Wentworth's Hindu Chauffeur |
| Corbet Morris | McLeod |
| Bryant Washburn | Westfall |
| Charles Miller | Mr. Van Sloan |
| Anthony Warde | Henchman Trigger |
| Harry Harvey | Stephen |
| Arthur Belasco | Butler |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman |
| Lane Chandler | Police Lab Fingerprint Man / Police Lab Fingerprint Man [Ch. 14] |
| Stephen Chase | Jenkins, Wentworth's Butler |
| George Chesebro | Henchman |
| Steve Clark | Henchman Meeker / Henchman Meeker [Chs. 2, 3] |
| Ruth Findlay | Secretary |
| Jack Gardner | Poppy - the Bartender |
| Chuck Hamilton | Henchman Gunther |
| Tom London | Detective / Detective [Ch. 13] |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Larry Darmour | Producer |
