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12/08/1940 Mystery, Crime, Thriller 1h 8m
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The master of crime cleans up the dirty game of murder!

Overview

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.

  1. William Nigh

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Boris Karloff

    James Lee Wong

  2. Marjorie Reynolds

    Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan

  3. Grant Withers

    Capt. William Street

  4. William Stelling

    Dick Fleming

  5. Catherine Craig

    Cynthia Wentworth

  6. Guy Usher

    Paul Fleming

  7. Henry Brandon

    Attorney Victor Martin

  8. Melvin Lang

    Cyrus B. Wentworth

  9. Wilbur Mack

    Matthews

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 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 h...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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