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ComedyCrimeMysteryThriller

Doomed to Die

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

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.

Release Date : 1940-08-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Monogram Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Boris Karloff

Character Name : James Lee Wong

Original Name : Boris Karloff

Gender : Male

Marjorie Reynolds

Character Name : Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Original Name : Marjorie Reynolds

Gender : Female

Grant Withers

Character Name : Capt. William Street

Original Name : Grant Withers

Gender : Male

William Stelling

Character Name : Dick Fleming

Original Name : William Stelling

Gender : Male

Catherine Craig

Character Name : Cynthia Wentworth

Original Name : Catherine Craig

Gender : Female

Guy Usher

Character Name : Paul Fleming

Original Name : Guy Usher

Gender : Male

Henry Brandon

Character Name : Attorney Victor Martin

Original Name : Henry Brandon

Gender : Male

Melvin Lang

Character Name : Cyrus B. Wentworth

Original Name : Melvin Lang

Gender : Male

Wilbur Mack

Character Name : Matthews

Original Name : Wilbur Mack

Gender : Male

Kenneth Harlan

Character Name : Ludlow

Original Name : Kenneth Harlan

Gender : Male

Richard Loo

Character Name : Tong Leader

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Tris Coffin

Character Name : Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)

Original Name : Tris Coffin

Gender : Male

Gibson Gowland

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Gibson Gowland

Gender : Male

Jack Kennedy

Character Name : Police Sgt. Casey (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Kennedy

Gender : Male

Bill Willmering

Character Name : Det. Blake (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Willmering

Gender : Male

Mike Donovan

Character Name : Det. Mike

Original Name : Mike Donovan

Gender : Male

Maxine Leslie

Character Name : Miss Reed - Secretary

Original Name : Maxine Leslie

Gender : Female

Moy Ming

Character Name : Aged Tong Member

Original Name : Moy Ming

Gender : Male

Angelo Rossitto

Character Name : Newsboy #3 in Montage

Original Name : Angelo Rossitto

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

I love Boris Karloff so much in this 5-pack of early films he made that it doesn't bother me that he plays an Oriental detective. He threw himself, vitally, into every role he portrayed, and that's why he's so beloved today.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

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....