

Beware the Black Widow
1968-04-07 · 74 min · ★ 4.0
Previously lost proto-slasher involving Mafia members bumped off by a black-clad, veiled "Black Widow" within the New York City underworld, as seen by newspapermen sifting through a cast of prostitutes and thugs.
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- Directors
- Larry Crane
- Production companies
- Nadir Film
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Uta EricksonTootsie
Sharon KentTina
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