Doomed to Die (1940)
Der Reederei-Magnat Cyrus Wentworth, niedergeschlagen über das Unglück seines Ozeandampfers „Wentworth Castle“, wird in seinem Büro genau in dem Moment erschossen, als er den Verlobten seiner Tochter, Dick Fleming, hinauswirft. Captain Street verhaftet Dick, doch Reporterin Bobbie Logan, Streets attraktive Widersacherin, ist so überzeugt von seinem Irrtum, dass sie den Detektiv James Lee Wong um Hilfe bittet, den wahren Mörder zu finden.
Der Regisseur:
William Nigh
Der Autor:
Michael Jacoby
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Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong |
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Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan |
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Grant Withers as Capt. William Street |
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William Stelling as Dick Fleming |
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Catherine Craig as Cynthia Wentworth |
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Guy Usher as Paul Fleming |
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Henry Brandon as Attorney Victor Martin |
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Melvin Lang as Cyrus B. Wentworth |
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Wilbur Mack as Matthews |
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Kenneth Harlan as Ludlow |
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Richard Loo as Tong Leader |
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Tristram Coffin as Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited) |
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Gibson Gowland as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Jack Kennedy as Police Sgt. Casey (uncredited) |
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Bill Willmering as Det. Blake (uncredited) |
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Mike Donovan as Det. Mike |
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Maxine Leslie as Miss Reed - Secretary |
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Moy Ming as Aged Tong Member |
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Angelo Rossitto as Newsboy #3 in Montage |
| Directing | William Nigh | Director |
| Production | Paul Malvern | Producer |
| Camera | Harry Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Golden | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Karl Zint | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Edward J. Kay | Music |
| Writing | Michael Jacoby | Screenplay |
| Production | Charles J. Bigelow | Production Manager |
| Directing | Glenn Cook | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ralph Gilbert Bettison | Story |
| Writing | Hugh Wiley | Characters |