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X Marks the Spot( 1942)

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BLACK MARKET CZAR!...Exchanging human lives for blood-soaked Profit!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Damian O'Flynn

      Eddie Delaney

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      Helen Parrish

      Linda Ward

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      Dick Purcell

      Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

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      Neil Hamilton

      John J. Underwood

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      Jack La Rue

      Marty Clark

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      Robert Homans

      Timothy J. Delaney

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      Anne Jeffreys

      Lulu

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      Dick Wessel

      Dizzy

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      Esther Muir

      Bonnie Bascomb

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      Joe Kirk

      Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)

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      Edna Harris

      Billie

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      Fred Kelsey

      Police Officer Martin

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      Vince Barnett

      Waiter at Diner

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      Jane Allen

      Jitterbug (uncredited)

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      Sam Bernard

      Cabbie (uncredited)

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      Edmund Cobb

      Officer Riley (uncredited)

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      Chester Conklin

      Vagrant (uncredited)

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      Martin Faust

      Foreman (uncredited)

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      Jack Gardner

      Hospital Intern (uncredited)

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      Richard Landry

      Jitterbug (uncredited)

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      Sam Lufkin

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Peggy Lynn

      Jitterbug (uncredited)

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      Jerry Mandy

      Janitor (uncredited)

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      Charles McAvoy

      Officer McAvoy (uncredited)

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      Frank O'Connor

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Frank Marlowe

      Truck Driver (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 26 2022
    When his pop is gunned down by some undesirables, PI "Eddie Delaney" (Damian O'Flynn) recruits feisty radio presenter "Linda Ward" (Helen Parrish) and local police lieutenant "Bill Decker" (Dick Purcell) to help him get to the bottom of things. What he didn't realise - nor did I, for that matter - was that there was an huge market during WWII for rubber. That meant tyres were almost literally worth their weight in greenbacks and somehow his father had got mixed up in some sort of racketeering. Jack La Rue is quite menacing as "Marty", the supposedly reformed night club owner firmly in their sig...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • private detective
    • racketeer