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The Black Widow was budgeted at $168,995 although the final negative cost was $186,314 (a $17,319, or 10.2%, overspend). It was the most expensive Republic serial of 1947. [1] It was filmed between 11 April and 8 May 1947. [1] The serial's production number was 1697. [1] It was one of only four 13-chapter serials to be released by Republic.
Carol Forman (June 19, 1919 – July 9, 1997) was an American actress best known for playing exotic villains in action serials, particularly Spider Lady in the 1948 Superman serial, as well as Sombra, the lead villainess in the 1947 Republic serial The Black Widow.
Three of the four were released in 1947, the only original serials released in that year. The fourth serial of the year was a re-release of the 15-chapter, 1941 serial Jungle Girl . This marked the first time Republic had re-released a serial to add to their first run serial releases.
Serial film 1947: Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Black Widow: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony Warde: United States: Serial film Brick Bradford: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr: Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin: United States: Serial film Jack Armstrong: Wallace Fox: John ...
Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win in the category with her performance as Leticia Musgrove, the widow of a convicted murderer. Berry's character finds new love in a man whom she ...
1947 13 Western, Superhero Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Based on "Zorro" created by Johnston McCulley 44 Jesse James Rides Again: 1947, reissued in 1955 13 Western Fred C. Brannon Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling 45 The Black Widow: 1947 13 Science fiction Fantasy Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon Carol Forman: 46 G-Men ...
Black Capes; Black Gold (1947 film) Black Hills (1947 film) Black Memory; Black Narcissus; The Black Siren; The Black Widow (serial) Blackmail (1947 film) Blaze of Noon; Blind Spot (1947 film) Blonde Savage; Blondie in the Dough; Blondie's Anniversary; Blondie's Big Moment; Blondie's Holiday; Blue Roads; Body and Soul (1947 film) Bohemian ...
She later appeared in a Monogram Pictures drama, Below the Deadline (1946), and in Republic serials including The Black Widow (1947) and G-Men Never Forget (1948). [ 9 ] After her career subsided in the 1940s, Ames and her husband lived in Spain, where she had her own television interview show and occasionally took on support roles in films ...