
The Spider and the Rose
Adventure
Overview
In Southern California during the Mexican regime, Don Marcello, son of the territorial governor, returns home to find that his father's secretary, Mendozza, has seized power. The coup arouses the anger of the revolutionary faction, which forms an alliance with Don Marcello.
Top Cast


Alice Lake
Alice Lake
Paula
Alice Lake
Paula


Richard Headrick
Richard Headrick
Don Marcello as a child
Richard Headrick
Don Marcello as a child


Gaston Glass
Gaston Glass
Don Marcello
Gaston Glass
Don Marcello


Joseph J. Dowling
Joseph J. Dowling
The governor
Joseph J. Dowling
The governor


Robert McKim
Robert McKim
Mendozza
Robert McKim
Mendozza


Noah Beery
Noah Beery
Maître Renaud
Noah Beery
Maître Renaud


Otis Harlan
Otis Harlan
The secretary
Otis Harlan
The secretary


Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau
Don Fernando
Frank Campeau
Don Fernando


Andrew Arbuckle
Andrew Arbuckle
The priest
Andrew Arbuckle
The priest


Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis
Good Padre
Alec B. Francis
Good Padre
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