Black Widow (1954)

★★★★★ · Buried treasure.. · ReelFan · 2023-12-18

Great film! “Wise owl, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?” This one just keeps on going! But as a huge Gene Tierney fan, I thought this role a non-starter for her incredible talent. Ginger Rogers was cast perfectly, but I’m biased there. Great dancer, but believable character actress not-so-much, this loud, brassy role seems custom made for her. Van Heflin, and most of the cast right on too. I’d more enjoy Otto Krueger as Lottie’s husband, not best cast as uncle. Likely he had too much natural presence, but is a more likely attractive older man. But for a…

★★★★★ · Wow! What a Movie! · oldclassicslover · 2020-04-19

Wow! This movie majorly surprised me! I wasn't expecting anything that happened in this movie! This is a must watch! :) Whoever wrote this script for this movie was brilliant writer!

★★★★ · Black Widow · Gissinglover · 2024-08-15

This i1954 technicolor, crime/film noir features some excellent cinematography of New York City, a good cast and convincing performances, particularly by George Raft, as a vigilant, truthful detective and also by Van Heflin, Ginger Rogers, and Gene Tierney. The story is interesting with many twists and turns. The pacing of the film, unfortunately, is slow and even plodding. Still, it is a worthwhile, little-remembered film and I was glad to watch it here on Archives.

★★ · Misleading title · Roger554 · 2024-07-21

I gave it two stars just happy to see George Raft as a policeman. Thank you anyway for making the film available but it won’t be on my repeat list.