BLACK WIDOW - 1954 ~ Van Heflin, Gene Tierney

BLACK WIDOW Gliding o'er her sheer allure, Knitted strands do I traverse. What fate awaits, I can't be sure, Yet life without her would be worse. -shanghaibenny2, Sept 6, 09 Screen shots. BLACK WIDOW features Gene Tierney's final performance in a "noir" film. A cinematic jewel, the cast, sets and acting are superb. The restoration does full justice to the original. Plot: Theater producer Peter Denver is all too willing to help Nancy Ordway, an aspiring writer and "purpose" girl, with her career, which he discusses honestly and openly with Iris his wife. But, one day she returns to their apartment from a trip only to find Nancy's lifeless body hanging in the bathroom. Peter then fights a desperate battle to prove his innocence. Cast in this video: Van Heflin - Peter Denver Gene Tierney - Iris Denver Ginger Rogers - Lottie Marin Reginald Gardiner - Brian Mullen George Raft - Det. Lieutenant C.A. Bruce Peggy Ann Garner - Nancy Ordway Produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson