The Black Doll
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1938
1h 6m
NR
English
Mystery, Crime
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The Black Doll
NR
Movie
1938
1h 6m
English
Mystery, Crime
Nicholas Rood, dishonest mine owner, finds a Black Doll on his desk and knows that vengeance is about to overtake him for murdering his former partner. He is knifed as he talks to his daughter Marian. She summons her fiancé Nick Halstead, a private detective. He finds that six people had a motive for the murder; Rood's sister Mrs. Laura Leland; her son Rex; Rood's associates Mallison and Walling; Esteban, a servant and Dr. Giddings. Sheriff Renick and his deputy Red get the clues all mixed up, but Nick finally narrows the search down to one suspect...
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Cast
Nick Halstead
Marian Rood
Sheriff Renick
Nelson Rood
Laura Leland
Walling
A.H. Mallison
Dr. Giddings
Rex Leland
Esteban, the butler
Rosita, the housekeeper
Deputy Red
Coroner
Cabbie
Directed By: Otis Garrett
Written By: Harold Buckley (Screenplay), William Edward Hayes (Novel)
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
This is quite a decent little comedy thriller - let down by some really naff writing and a B-rate cast that even the usually reliable C. Henry Gordon cannot elevate beyond mediocrity. The story centres around the murder of a rather unscrupulous mine owner who had previously disposed of his erstwhile More
