X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

55 mins | Mystery | Nov. 4, 1942

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.

X Marks the Spot

55 mins | Mystery | Nov. 4, 1942

X Marks the Spot
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.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title X Marks the Spot
Directors George Sherman
Writers Robert T. Shannon, Mauri Grashin, Stuart Palmer, Richard Murphy

Cast

Damian O'Flynn

as Eddie Delaney

Helen Parrish

as Linda Ward

Dick Purcell

as Police Lt. William 'Bill' Decker

Edna Mae Harris

as Billie (as Edna Harris)

Dick Wessel

as Dizzy

Joe Kirk

as Dizzy's Fellow Henchman (as Joseph Kirk)

Jack La Rue

as Marty Clark

Neil Hamilton

as John J. Underwood

Esther Muir

as Bonnie Bascomb

Anne Jeffreys

as Lulu

Vince Barnett

as Waiter at Diner

Fred Kelsey

as Police Officer Martin

Robert Homans

as Timothy J. Delaney

Edna Harris

as Billie