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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.

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The Black Widow Cast

Name Character
Ramsay Ames She was 28, 79 years old when she died as Ruth Dayton
Carol Forman She was 29, 79 years old when she died as Sombra, The Black Widow
I. Stanford Jolley He was 47, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Z.V. Jaffa
Anthony Warde He was 38, 66 years old when he died as Nick Ward
Bruce Edwards He was 7, 47 years old when he died as Steve Colt
Virginia Lee She was 17, now 59 years old as Joyce Winters (as Virginia Lindley)

The Black Widow Crew

Name Department
Spencer Gordon Bennet as Director. He was 54 (94) years old when He died Directing
Fred C. Brannon as Director. He was 46 (51) years old when He died Directing
Cliff Bell Sr. as Editor. Editing
Anthony Hinds as Producer. He was 25 (91) years old when He died Production
John MacBurnie as Director of Photography. He was 54 (63) years old when He died Camera
John McCarthy, Jr. as Set Decoration. He was 35 (81) years old when He died Art
James Redd as Set Decoration. He was 5 (now 81) years old Art
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The Black Widow (76 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, November 01, 1947
  • Runtime: 180 minutes