X Marks the Spot (1942)

4.4/10 55 min Mystery

Overview

A private detective, soon to enlist in the army, is drawn into one final case when his police officer father is killed in the line of duty. Soon his prime suspect is murdered as well, and he finds himself framed for the crime. As more witnesses get murdered, he finds himself on the run from both the police and former Prohibition violators who seem to have found a new racket.

Cast

Damian O'Flynn

Eddie Delaney

Helen Parrish

Linda Ward

Dick Purcell

Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Neil Hamilton

John J. Underwood

Jack La Rue

Marty Clark

Robert Homans

Timothy J. Delaney

Anne Jeffreys

Lulu

Dick Wessel

Dizzy

Esther Muir

Bonnie Bascomb

Joe Kirk

Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)

Fred Kelsey

Police Officer Martin

Vince Barnett

Waiter at Diner

Edmund Cobb

Officer Riley (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Vagrant (uncredited)

Martin Faust

Foreman (uncredited)

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