The Spider (1931)

Lowe plays Chatrand the Great a magician with great hypnotic and magical powers During his evening performance at an upscale theater a murder occurs A hand wearing a sinister spider ring raises a revolver the lights go out and a shot rings out When the lights come on the body of a patron is lying on the floor dying Who is the mysterious killer What is the strange secret of Lowes clairvoyant amnesiaplagued assistant After the police restrain the audience from leaving Lowe uses his magical powers to help expose the killer Watch for the terrific séance scene where weird ghostlike creatures float above the stage