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.
Not for comfort, laughs or warmth.
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Boris KarloffJames Lee Wong
Marjorie ReynoldsRoberta 'Bobbie' Logan
Grant WithersCapt. William Street
William StellingDick Fleming
Catherine CraigCynthia Wentworth
Guy UsherPaul Fleming
Henry BrandonAttorney Victor Martin
Melvin LangCyrus B. Wentworth
Wilbur MackMatthews
Kenneth HarlanLudlow
Richard LooTong Leader
Tristram CoffinMr. Baldwin - Adjuster (uncredited)
Gibson GowlandDoctor (uncredited)
Moy MingAged Tong Member
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GoodWatch score 61August 12, 1940 · 1 h 8 min · NR
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In the United States, Doomed to Die streams on Prime and Troma NOW, and it is free with ads on Plex, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Cineverse, Mometu, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It also streams in 129 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45 (IMDb 5.5).
Yes: it's movie 5 of 6 in its series, after The Fatal Hour (1940) and before Phantom of Chinatown (1940).
Mostly plot-driven: mystery (9 of 10) and intrigue (8 of 10) carry it more than its characters do.
5.5
