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Doomed to Die (1940)

The master of crime cleans up the dirty game of murder!

Genre : Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : William Nigh
Writer : Michael Jacoby

Synopsis

Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.

Actors

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
James Lee Wong
Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds
Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Capt. William Street
William Stelling
William Stelling
Dick Fleming
Catherine Craig
Catherine Craig
Cynthia Wentworth
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Paul Fleming
Henry Brandon
Henry Brandon
Attorney Victor Martin
Melvin Lang
Melvin Lang
Cyrus B. Wentworth
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack
Matthews
Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Ludlow
Richard Loo
Richard Loo
Tong Leader
Tris Coffin
Tris Coffin
Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)
Gibson Gowland
Gibson Gowland
Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Police Sgt. Casey (uncredited)
Bill Willmering
Bill Willmering
Det. Blake (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan
Det. Mike
Maxine Leslie
Maxine Leslie
Miss Reed - Secretary
Moy Ming
Moy Ming
Aged Tong Member
Angelo Rossitto
Angelo Rossitto
Newsboy #3 in Montage

Crews

William Nigh
William Nigh
Director
Paul Malvern
Paul Malvern
Producer
Michael Jacoby
Michael Jacoby
Screenplay
Hugh Wiley
Hugh Wiley
Story
Harry Neumann
Harry Neumann
Director of Photography
Robert Golden
Robert Golden
Editor
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Artist
Karl Zint
Karl Zint
Sound Recordist
Edward J. Kay
Edward J. Kay
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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