Nicholas Rood, dishonest mine owner, finds a Black Doll on his desk and knows that vengeance is about to overtake him for murdering his former partner. He is knifed as he talks to his daughter Marian. She summons her fiancé Nick Halstead, a private detective. He finds that six people had a motive for the murder; Rood's sister Mrs. Laura Leland; her son Rex; Rood's associates Mallison and Walling; Esteban, a servant and Dr. Giddings. Sheriff Renick and his deputy Red get the clues all mixed up, but Nick finally narrows the search down to one suspect...

Rating: 5.333

Cast:

Fred

Malatesta

Inez

Palange

Syd

Saylor

Arthur

Hoyt

John

Harmon

Donald

Woods

Nan

Grey

Edgar

Kennedy

C.

Henry

Doris

Lloyd

John

Wray

Addison

Richards

Holmes

Herbert

William

Lundigan

Fred

Malatesta

Inez

Palange

Syd

Saylor

Arthur

Hoyt

John

Harmon

Donald

Woods

Nan

Grey

Edgar

Kennedy

C.

Henry

Doris

Lloyd