“HE WAS A VERY "EXCLUSIVE" DETECTIVE! The clues had to find him!”
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
19 people
Donald Woods
Nick Halstead
Known for
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
13 Ghosts
Nan Grey
Marian Rood
Known for
The Invisible Man Returns
Dracula's Daughter
Charles Carroll
Irving Starr
Otis Garrett
William Edward Hayes
Edgar Kennedy
Sheriff Renick
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Harold Buckley
C. Henry Gordon
Nelson Rood
Known for
Scarface
Mata Hari
Doris Lloyd
Laura Leland
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
The Time Machine
John Wray
Walling
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Addison Richards
A.H. Mallison
Known for
Our Daily Bread
The Mummy's Curse
Otis Garrett Director · Harold Buckley Screenplay William Edward Hayes Author
United States release January 31, 1938 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 31, 1938
Theatrical
Mexico
May 31, 1947
Portugal
April 12, 1939
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