Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Doomed to Die (1940)

A Fun Mystery-Thriller


"Doomed to Die" is a fun Karloff 'Mr. Wong' detective  mystery-thriller. It's got a fair amount of suspense and a couple of twists that will keep you guessing who the murderer is.

There is a comical duo in this movie that quite hilarious at times; they are Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan and Capt. William "Bill" Street. These two really help bring some light into an otherwise dark film.

The Boris Karloff 'Mr. Wong' film series are worth watching if you are into crime mystery-thrillers similar to Sherlock Holmes. And "Doomed to Die" is definitely a good movie.

A little fun trivia fact: According to the US Inflation Calculator, those two martini's in the film costing $4.00 total would cost you $67.60 for both today (2015) - that is $33.80 for each martini or $2.00 each in 1940.

8.5/10



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