Starring Donald Woods, Nan Grey, Edgar Kennedy, Doris Lloyd, William
Lundigan, C. Henry Gordon
Directed by Otis Garrett

Print: black/white
Runtime: 66 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

Nicholas Rood (C. Henry Gordon), 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 (Nan Grey). She summons her fiance Nick Halstead (Donald
Woods), a private detective. He finds that six people had a motive for the
murder; Rood's sister Mrs.Laura Leland (Doris Lloyd); her son Rex
(William Lundigan); Rood's associates Mallison(Addison Richards) and
Walling (Arthur Hohl); Esteban (Fred Malatesta), a servant and Dr.
Giddings (Holmes Herbert.) Sheriff Renick (Edgar Kennedy) and his
deputy Red (Syd Saylor) get the clues all mixed up, but Nick finally
narrows the search down to one suspect.