The Black Doll (1938)
1h 6m
Running Time
January 31, 1938Release Date
The Black Doll (1938)
1h 6m
Running Time
January 31, 1938Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Donald Woods
Nick Halstead
Nan Grey
Marian Rood
Edgar Kennedy
Sheriff Renick
Doris Lloyd
Laura Leland
C. Henry Gordon
Nelson Rood
John Wray
Walling
Otis Garrett
Director
William Edward Hayes
Writer
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The Black Doll is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Donald Woods and Edgar Kennedy. The film was the second in Universal's Crime Club series following The Westland Case.