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Black Widow

1954 · 95 min

A polished, talky Broadway murder puzzle that keeps you leaning in, watching glamorous people lie to each other under bright Technicolor.

Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Tagline
Someone will kill this girl tonight!
Overview
When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer.

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Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Genres
Mystery, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, drama
Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Van Heflin, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Tierney, Peggy Ann Garner, Ginger Rogers, George Raft, Virginia Leith, Otto Kruger
Music
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
Charles G. Clarke
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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