Black Widow
1954 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 58% critics
After a young writer trying to break into the theater world is found dead, a Broadway producer becomes the prime suspect. As gossip spreads through New York’s show-business circles and police close in, he scrambles to clear his name by untangling a web of ambition, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
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Details
- Years
- 1954
- Release date
- 1954-10-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (54 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a glossy 1950s Broadway-set whodunit with soap-opera drama and plenty of suspicion, like The Notorious Landlady; Not for you if you need a gritty, hard-edged mystery or subtle character work.
Pros: show-biz mystery setup; twisty, entertaining pace; sharp, catty moments | Cons: uneven suspense; some shallow characters; a few draggy scenes
Themes
- new york city
- murder
- broadway
- murder investigation
- aspiring writer
- broadway star
- broadway producer
- stage actress
- jealous wife
- adulterous husband
- voiceover narration
Cast & crew
Van Heflin
as Peter Denver
Reginald Gardiner
as Brian Mullen
Gene Tierney
as Iris Denver
Peggy Ann Garner
as Nancy Ordway
Ginger Rogers
as Carlotta Marin
George Raft
as Detective Bruce
Virginia Leith
as Claire Amberly
Otto Kruger
as Gordon Ling
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Lucia Colletti
Skip Homeier
as John Amberly
Directed by Nunnally Johnson