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The Black Doll (1938)

HE WAS A VERY "EXCLUSIVE" DETECTIVE! The clues had to find him!

Genre : Mystery, Crime

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : Otis Garrett
Writer : Harold Buckley

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Donald Woods
Donald Woods
Nick Halstead
Nan Grey
Nan Grey
Marian Rood
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Sheriff Renick
C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon
Nelson Rood
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
Laura Leland
John Wray
John Wray
Walling
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
A.H. Mallison
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert
Dr. Giddings
William Lundigan
William Lundigan
Rex Leland
Fred Malatesta
Fred Malatesta
Esteban, the butler
Inez Palange
Inez Palange
Rosita, the housekeeper
Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
Deputy Red
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Coroner
John Harmon
John Harmon
Cabbie

Crews

Otis Garrett
Otis Garrett
Director
William Edward Hayes
William Edward Hayes
Novel
Harold Buckley
Harold Buckley
Screenplay
Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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