Black Widow

Black Widow

6.3IMDb Score
Released:1954-10-28
Genre:Mystery, Drama
Duration:95 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Nunnally Johnson
Actors:Van Heflin, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Tierney, Peggy Ann Garner, Ginger Rogers
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer.

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