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Cast
Bruce Edwards
as Steve Colt
Virginia Lee
as Joyce Winters (as Virginia Lindley)
Carol Forman
as Sombra, The Black Widow
Anthony Warde
as Nick Ward
Ramsay Ames
as Ruth Dayton
I. Stanford Jolley
as Dr. Z.V. Jaffa
Dave Anderson
as Porter-Spy
Theodore Gottlieb
as Hitomu
Virginia Carroll
as Dr. Ann Curry
Gene Roth
as John M. Walker
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1947
Runtime3h 00m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Science Fiction
Votes5
DirectorSpencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
WritersSpencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Black Widow
About The Black Widow
The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune teller Sombra, a spy from an Asian country intent on world domination, who is determined to pilfer the atomic rocket by luring workers from the project to her parlor and killing them with black widow spider venom when they refuse to cooperate.
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon, The Black Widow leans on a strong ensemble — Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1947.
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