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Doomed to Die
Doomed to Die

Doomed to Die (1940)

55% User Rating
1h 8min
Mystery
Crime
Thriller

"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.

William NighDirector

Cast

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Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Capt. William Street

William Stelling

William Stelling

Dick Fleming

Catherine Craig

Catherine Craig

Cynthia Wentworth

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Paul Fleming

Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon

Attorney Victor Martin

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Melvin Lang

Cyrus B. Wentworth

Wilbur Mack

Wilbur Mack

Matthews

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Ludlow

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Tong Leader

Tris Coffin

Tris Coffin

Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

Doctor (uncredited)

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Jack Kennedy

Police Sgt. Casey (uncredited)

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Bill Willmering

Det. Blake (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Det. Mike

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Maxine Leslie

Miss Reed - Secretary

Moy Ming

Moy Ming

Aged Tong Member

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Newsboy #3 in Montage

Reviews (2)

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Rating 70%

September 22, 2016

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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Collection

Mr. Wong Collection

Part of

Mr. Wong Collection

Includes: Mr. Wong, Detective, Doomed to Die, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, The Fatal Hour, Phantom of Chinatown