X Marks the Spot (1942)
BLACK MARKET CZAR!...Exchanging human lives for blood-soaked Profit!
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.
- Date of release
- 1942-11-04
- TMDB
- 4.5 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- George Sherman
Casting
- 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)
- Edna Harris — Billie
- Fred Kelsey — Police Officer Martin
Interesting facts
X Marks the Spot is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Sherman and Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, and Dick Purcell. It is a remake of the 1931 film of the same name.
Production
Melody and Murder was the film's working title.
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