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Title: Recycled Cliffhanging
Review: When viewing the 13 lame chapters of "The Black Widow" (1947), it is apparent that the Golden Age of Movie Serials has ended. How could the reliable professionalism of Republic Pictures take such a nosedive? Except for the villainy of Carol Forman in the title role, "The Black Widow" offers few thrills or surprises. Instead, the producers rely on its catalogue of Republic stock footage to create a "new" chapterplay. The cost-cutting is painfully obvious throughout - made worse by a largely unappealing cast. Do not judge the art of movie serials by this fiasco.
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