CinemaOSMovie · 1938 · 1h 6m · NR

The Black Doll

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

64%(7)IMDbMysteryCrime

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 byOtis Garrett

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 6m
Language
EN
Released
January 31, 1938
Studios
Universal Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Otis Garrett
Written by
Harold Buckley

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