Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story is a 1993 American television drama film directed by Alan Metzger and written by Judith Paige Mitchell. It is based on the 1993 book Preacher's Girl by Jim Schutze. The film stars Elizabeth Montgomery, David Clennon, John M. Jackson, Grace Zabriskie, Bruce McGill and Mark Rolston. The film premiered on NBC on May 3, 1993.[1][2][3]
| Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Preacher's Girl by Jim Schutze |
| Written by | Judith Paige Mitchell |
| Directed by | Alan Metzger |
| Starring | Elizabeth Montgomery David Clennon John M. Jackson Grace Zabriskie Bruce McGill Mark Rolston |
| Composer | David Michael Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Patricia Finnegan Sheldon Pinchuk |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Erb |
| Editor | Seth Flaum |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production companies | Andrea Baynes Productions Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions Lorimar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 3, 1993 |
Based on the true story of a North Carolina woman who murdered her first husband and a lover with arsenic.
A woman marries her boyfriend on his deathbed for his money so she can move on to the next guy. When he turns up mysteriously ill the police step in and investigate the strange circumstances.
Cast
edit- Elizabeth Montgomery as Blanche Taylor Moore
- David Clennon as Dwight Moore
- John M. Jackson as Raymond Reid
- Grace Zabriskie as Ethel
- Bruce McGill as Morgan
- Mark Rolston as O'Keefe
- Guy Boyd as Kevin Denton
- John Philbin as Ray Jr.
- Phoebe Augustine as Cathy
- Matt Ryan as Stevie
- Katy Boyer as Lujane
- Thomas Mills Wood as Doug
- Paul Collins as Dr. Nesbitt
- Lisa Blake Richards as Linda Reid Sykes
- E.R. Davies as Rev. Jim Rosser
- Henry Brown as Officer Daniels
- Lynn Llewelyn as Victoria
- Stephen Root as Dr. Kirby
- Tim Halligan as Dr. Gardner
- Patricia Belcher as Nurse Kitty
- Wendy Way as Nurse Amy
- Michael Chieffo as Harvey
- Rick Scarry as Raymond's Attorney
- Rick Hall as Deputy Sheriff Bob
- Erika Rosenzweig as Dwight's Daughter
References
edit- ^ Scott, Tony (1993-05-03). "NBC Monday Night at the Movies Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Bewitched by 'Black Widow' : Television: Elizabeth Montgomery found the reality-based story of a woman who poisoned people too fascinating to pass up". Articles.latimes.com. 1993-05-03. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ Bernadette McCallion. "Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993) - Alan Metzger". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-08-15.