The Black Doll
movie
HE WAS A VERY "EXCLUSIVE" DETECTIVE! The clues had to find him!
Released January 31, 1938
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...
Cast
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