The Black Doll
HE WAS A VERY "EXCLUSIVE" DETECTIVE! The clues had to find him!
NR 1938 · 66 min · ★ 6.5 · 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...
Directed by Otis Garrett · Written by Harold Buckley
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Donald Woods Nick Halstead -
Nan Grey Marian Rood -
Edgar Kennedy Sheriff Renick -
C. Henry Gordon Nelson Rood -
Doris Lloyd Laura Leland -
John Wray Walling -
Addison Richards A.H. Mallison -
Holmes Herbert Dr. Giddings -
William Lundigan Rex Leland -
Fred Malatesta Esteban, the butler -
Inez Palange Rosita, the housekeeper -
Syd Saylor Deputy Red
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