The Black Doll

Jan 31, 1938

1h 6m

★ 5.3

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

Overview

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...

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Nick Halstead

Donald Woods

Marian Rood

Nan Grey

Sheriff Renick

Edgar Kennedy

Nelson Rood

C. Henry Gordon

Laura Leland

Doris Lloyd

Walling

John Wray

A.H. Mallison

Addison Richards

Dr. Giddings

Holmes Herbert

Rex Leland

William Lundigan

Esteban, the butler

Fred Malatesta

Rosita, the housekeeper

Inez Palange

Deputy Red

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