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Curse of the Black Widow (1977)

TV Movie  -  UNRATED 100 min  -  Horror | Crime | Mystery
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Tony Franciosa plays a detective who's on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly male victims are found encased in silken cocoons... See full summary »

Director:

Dan Curtis

Writers:

Robert Blees (teleplay), Earl W. Wallace (teleplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills and Patty Duke
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Franciosa ...
Mark Higbie (as Tony Franciosa)
Donna Mills ...
Leigh Lockwood
Patty Duke ...
Laura Lockwood (as Patty Duke Astin)
June Lockhart ...
Mrs. Lockwood
June Allyson ...
Olga
Max Gail ...
Ragsdale
Jeff Corey Jeff Corey ...
Aspa Soldado
Roz Kelly Roz Kelly ...
Flaps
Sid Caesar ...
Lazlo Cozart
Vic Morrow ...
Lt. Gully Conti
Michael Delano ...
Carlo Lenzi (as Michael DeLano)
Robert Burton Robert Burton ...
Jeff Wallace
Bryan O'Byrne Bryan O'Byrne ...
Oakes - Zoo Watchman
Tracy Curtis Tracy Curtis ...
Gymnast
Irene Cagen Irene Cagen ...
Rita (as Irene Forest)
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Storyline

Tony Franciosa plays a detective who's on the trail of a murderer whose mutilated and predominantly male victims are found encased in silken cocoons. He eventually tracks the killer's path to Los Angeles, where he discovers her true identity - a woman who was bitten by black widow spiders as a child, ...but that's only the beginning of the story. Written by Ørnås  

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Plot Keywords:

Spider | Victim | Twins | Murder | Death  | See more »

Genres:

Horror | Crime | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Love Trap See more »

Company Credits

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ABC Circle Films, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Dan Curtis Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: When Olga walks to the house to look for Laura, she is wearing black flat shoes. When she enters the house, she is wearing black high heel pumps. See more »

Quotes

[Higbie is calling Flaps to get the results of a toxicology report on the blood of a victim]
Flaps: I got the analysis back from my friend at USC. He doesn't know what it is, exactly.
Mark Higbie: Well, what do you mean "exactly"?
Flaps: He says the closest that it comes to is, er... All right, get this, you ready? The venom of a black widow spider.
[Silence]
Flaps: You're not laughing.
Mark Higbie: [Seriously] I know.
[He hangs up thoughtfully]
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Connections

References Pretty Wet Lips (1974) See more »