Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
Based onPreacher'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 originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersPatricia Finnegan
Sheldon Pinchuk
CinematographyGeoffrey Erb
EditorSeth Flaum
Running time92 minutes
Production companiesAndrea Baynes Productions
Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Lorimar Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMay 3, 1993 (1993-05-03)

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]

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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.

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  2. "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.
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