The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly
1917, English. Directed by Gregory La Cava.
Happy Hooligan is distracted by a spider instead doing his job chopping wood. The spider weaves a web stretching up to heaven so Happy climbs up. God tries to put Happy to work and when he resists he is thrown down to Hell. The devil can't make Happy work either.
- Runtime
- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1917
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Frederick Opper
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The Spider and the Fly runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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The Spider and the Fly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1917. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Spider and the Fly?
If you liked The Spider and the Fly, try Koati, Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Pig Who Cried Werewolf.
Who directed The Spider and the Fly?
The Spider and the Fly (1917) was directed by Gregory La Cava.