Black Widow (1954)

Black Widow (1954) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Nunnally Johnson

Written By:
Nunnally Johnson
Hugh Wheeler

Actors:
Ginger Rogers ..... Carlotta 'Lottie' Marin
Van Heflin ..... Peter Denver
Gene Tierney ..... Iris Denver
George Raft ..... Detective Lt. C.A. Bruce
Peggy Ann Garner ..... Nancy 'Nanny' Ordway
Reginald Gardiner ..... Brian Mullen
Virginia Leith ..... Claire Amberly
Otto Kruger ..... Gordon Ling
Cathleen Nesbitt ..... Lucia Colletti
Skip Homeier ..... John Amberly
Hilda Simms ..... Anne
Tony De Mario ..... Tony, Bartender
James Stone ..... Fritz, Stage Door Attendant

Synopsis:

Broadway producer Peter Denver (Van Heflin) takes in young actress Nanny Ordway (Peggy Ann Garner) while his wife (Gene Tierney) is out of town. When Nancy is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, the two prime suspects are Peter and the neglected husband (Reginald Gardiner) of temperamental Broadway star Ginger Rogers, who had also been dallying with the dead girl. Detective Bruce (George Raft) figures out the true identity of the killer, but the audience may be well ahead of him. Despite its resplendant color photography, Black Widow is a "film noir" at heart.

A married Broadway producer is taken with an innocent young woman who wants to be a writer and make it on Broadway. He decides to take her under his wing, but it's not long before the young lady is found dead in his apartment. At first thought to be a suicide, it is later discovered that she has been murdered, and suspicion immediately falls on the producer. He begins his own investigation in order to clear his name, and one of the first things he finds out is that the young woman wasn't quite as naive and innocent as she appeared to be.

A young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 07 November, 2013.