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The Black Doll

Dir. Otis Garrett·1938·1h 6m

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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The Black Doll

The Black Doll (1938)

Otis Garrett

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1h 6m
Cross-source blend ~66/100

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6.6/10

5 votes

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66/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

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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