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Feature film — 1940

Doomed to Die (1940)

5.71h 8mMystery — Crime — Thriller

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.

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A high-signal pick with 28 votes.

Monogram Pictures

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Director: William Nigh

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Cast & crew

Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong

Boris Karloff

James Lee Wong

Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Marjorie Reynolds

Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

Grant Withers as Capt. William Street

Grant Withers

Capt. William Street

William Stelling as Dick Fleming

William Stelling

Dick Fleming

Catherine Craig as Cynthia Wentworth

Catherine Craig

Cynthia Wentworth

Guy Usher as Paul Fleming

Guy Usher

Paul Fleming

Henry Brandon as Attorney Victor Martin

Henry Brandon

Attorney Victor Martin

Melvin Lang as Cyrus B. Wentworth

Melvin Lang

Cyrus B. Wentworth

Wilbur Mack as Matthews

Wilbur Mack

Matthews

Kenneth Harlan as Ludlow

Kenneth Harlan

Ludlow

Richard Loo as Tong Leader

Richard Loo

Tong Leader

Tristram Coffin as Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Mr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)

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