The Black Doll

The Black Doll (1938)

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

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime
  • Release Date: 1938-01-31
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Otis Garrett
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Summary

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...

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  • Donald Woods

    as Nick Halstead
  • Nan Grey

    as Marian Rood
  • Edgar Kennedy

    as Sheriff Renick
  • C. Henry Gordon

    as Nelson Rood
  • Doris Lloyd

    as Laura Leland
  • John Wray

    as Walling
  • Addison Richards

    as A.H. Mallison
  • Holmes Herbert

    as Dr. Giddings
  • William Lundigan

    as Rex Leland
  • Fred Malatesta

    as Esteban, the butler
  • Inez Palange

    as Rosita, the housekeeper
  • Syd Saylor

    as Deputy Red
  • Arthur Hoyt

    as Coroner
  • John Harmon

    as Cabbie
Directing Otis Garrett Director
Writing William Edward Hayes Novel
Writing Harold Buckley Screenplay
Sound Charles Carroll Sound

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