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The Black Widow
The Black Widow

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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

180 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

01 November 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards

Steve Colt

Virginia Lee

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

Dave Anderson

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

Keith Richards

Keith Richards

Michael Burns

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

J. Carter

Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen

A. Kabob

Carey Loftin

Carey Loftin

Spike

Ted Mapes

Ted Mapes

Slade

Jack O'Shea

Jack O'Shea

Finnegan

Gil Perkins

Gil Perkins

Burke

John Phillips

John Phillips

District Attorney Mark

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Filmore Hagen

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Dr. Harcourt

Ken Terrell

Ken Terrell

Mendoza

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