X Marks the Spot
BLACK MARKET CZAR!...Exchanging human lives for blood-soaked Profit!
1942 · 55m · Approved
Mystery
Directed by
George Sherman
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X Marks the Spot
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.
Director and cast
- George Sherman Director
- Damian O'Flynn as Eddie Delaney
- Helen Parrish as Linda Ward
- Dick Purcell as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker
- Neil Hamilton as John J. Underwood
- Jack La Rue as Marty Clark
- Robert Homans as Timothy J. Delaney
- Anne Jeffreys as Lulu
- Dick Wessel as Dizzy
- Esther Muir as Bonnie Bascomb
- Joe Kirk as Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)
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