The Black Doll

The Black Doll

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

NR 1938 · 66 min · ★ 6.4 · 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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Cast

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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