Black Widow (1954 film)

Not to be confused with Black Widow (1951 film).
Black Widow
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNunnally Johnson
Screenplay byNunnally Johnson
Story byHugh Wheeler
Based onBlack Widow
by Patrick Quentin
Produced byNunnally Johnson
Starring
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byDorothy Spencer
Music byLeigh Harline
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 28, 1954 (1954-10-28)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]
Box office$2.5 million (US rentals)[2]

Black Widow is a 1954 American DeLuxe Color mystery film in CinemaScope, with elements of film noir, written, produced, and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Patrick Quentin. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, and George Raft.[3][4]

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 249. ISBN 0-8108-4244-0.
  2. ^ "The Top Box-Office Hits of 1954". Variety. January 5, 1955.
  3. ^ Black Widow at IMDb
  4. ^ Aaker, Everett (2013). The Films of George Raft. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7864-6646-7.