Doomed to Die

"The master of crime cleans up the dirty game of murder!"

Aug 12 1940 Approved 1h 8m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.

Plot

Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office...at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.

Written by

Michael Jacoby, Ralph Gilbert Bettison, Hugh Wiley

Directed by

William Nigh

Cast

Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,453
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA