Doomed To Die (1940) [Crime] [Drama] [Mystery]

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“Doomed to Die” is a 1940 mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong. Mr. Wong and a girl reporter investigate a shipping magnate’s murder. It is a sequel to the 1940 film, “The Fatal Hour”.

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Directed by William Nigh, produced by Paul Malvern and Scott R. Dunlap, written by Hugh Wiley, Ralph Gilbert Bettison and Michael Jacoby, starring Boris Karloff as James Lee Wong, Marjorie Reynolds as Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Logan, Grant Withers as Capt. William ‘Bill’ Street (Homicide Squad), William Stelling as Dick Fleming, Catherine Craig as Cynthia Wentworth, Guy Usher as Paul Fleming (Dick’s father), Henry Brandon as Victor ‘Vic’ Martin (attorney), Melvin Lang as Cyrus P. Wentworth, Wilbur Mack as Matthews (Wentworth’s assistant), Kenneth Harlan as Ludlow (chauffeur) and Richard Loo as Tong leader.

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Source: “Doomed to Die” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 9 April 2013. Web. 20 April 2013.

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26 Replies to “Doomed To Die (1940) [Crime] [Drama] [Mystery]”

  5. One tires of the 'Dopey Sidekick' that gets written into most of these old B movies. Seriously dopey, enough to make me sure the girl reporter wouldn't be able to tie her own shoes, let alone drive a car.

  11. The lawyer was clearly not doing his best to help the accused, but other than that, I didn't see any clues showing who did it, or why. Even the ending failed to explain what the motive was.

  12. sorry, tried to watch this crap 'til the end ,but too much of a satirical,campy , over the top Hollywood crap. the boob of a reporter was too much. timeless classic movies, and turner classic movies, most are good . this was not one of them………….

  13. What ever happened to the money from the Titanic which wasn't even the Titanic? There is no statute of limitations on murder.

    Lawyers get all over this.

  14. I've watched a few of these Mr Wong movies and as interesting as they be it's very hard to take the Withers character. His portrayal as the detective is very annoying. He's too overbearing, he never thinks before coming to conclusions and he never takes his hat off.

  18. Watched this movie…it seems to me that the ONLY indication that Boris is Chinese is his last name is WONG.  He has a British accent.  Hong Kong was a colony of Britain.  Possibly his father was Chinese and mother British.    People look at these old movies through a lens of POLICITAL correctness missing the value of the work of the movie and then waxing philosophical about the woes of Old Hollywood.  FYI—–Today non-gay people play gay characters, non meth-heads play meth-heads, Russell Crowe (a New Zealander) played a Roman.  It's called ACTING!!!

  20. Somehow I find Karloff very disturbing in his Chinese makeup. I know you're not supposed to watch these films with contemporary, liberal eyes, but still! Very disturbing. At least Bela Lugosi's make up people didn't take it this insultingly far, yikes! I read that even back then Chinese people were very offended & protested Karloff, and now I definitely get why. Anyway, do you have The Black Room (1935)? I'm not sure I can watch this or Fu Manchu after all. :-/

  21. I love and have all the Mr.Wong and Mr. Motos and a couple 100 other old titles on printed discs and 1,000s burnt to disc from the other TCM and the local Libraries. I haven't had TV for 3 years so I've missed TCM but I'm enjoying a lot of movies I don't have, from you and others like you. Thanks so much !!! I did subscribe…

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