Doomed to Die

1940

1h 8m

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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.

Directors

William Nigh

Writers

Michael Jacoby(screenplay by)

Ralph Gilbert Bettison(story by)

Hugh Wiley(characters by)

Stars

Boris Karloff

Marjorie Reynolds

Grant Withers

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Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Capt. William Street

Dick Fleming

Cynthia Wentworth

Paul Fleming

Attorney Victor Martin

Cyrus B. Wentworth

Matthews

Ludlow

Tong Leader

Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)

Gibson Gowland

Doctor (uncredited)

Jack Kennedy

Police Sgt. Casey (uncredited)

Bill Willmering

Det. Blake (uncredited)

Mike Donovan

Det. Mike

Maxine Leslie

Miss Reed - Secretary

Moy Ming

Aged Tong Member

Directors

William Nigh

Writers

Michael Jacoby(screenplay by)

Ralph Gilbert Bettison(story by)

Hugh Wiley(characters by)

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5/10

When a fire engulfs the "Wentworth Castle" at sea, the owner "Cyrus P. Wentworth" is devastated: very shortly afterwards, and after altering his will, he is dead! Enter "Mr. Wong" ( a thickly-accented Karloff) who has to navigate some quite choppy waters to establish a trail for this crime; particularly when it emerges that the ill-fated ship was carrying 1½ million dollars worth of bonds and that his daughter is in love with a man (the son of his bitterest rival) - who was also the last man to see "Wentworth" alive. It's actually quite a fun feature with plenty of action and quite a bit of humour. What is odd here, is that Karloff hardly features at all - much of the detection is done by Police Captain "Street" (Grant Withers) and local reporter "Bobbie" (Marjorie Reynolds). It certainly passes an hour with plenty of scope for Wong Tong puns....

Geronimo196723 Jun, 2022