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MOVIE • 1947

The Black Widow

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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.

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Top Cast

Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards

Steve Colt

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Virginia Lee

Joyce Winters (as Virginia Lindley)

Carol Forman

Carol Forman

Sombra, The Black Widow

Anthony Warde

Anthony Warde

Nick Ward

Ramsay Ames

Ramsay Ames

Ruth Dayton

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Dr. Z.V. Jaffa

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Dave Anderson

Porter-Spy

Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Hitomu

Virginia Carroll

Virginia Carroll

Dr. Ann Curry

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

John M. Walker

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Prof. Henry Weston

LeRoy Mason

LeRoy Mason

Dr. Godfrey

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

Bradley

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Blinky

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Theatrical release date: November 1, 1947

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Film

Status

Released

Release

November 1, 1947

Runtime

180 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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