by Hans J. Wollstein
review
If you're a film buff, a quick glance down the cast list will reveal the identity of the mystery killer in Doomed to Die. Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) is apparently no film buff, however, and it takes the charming British-accented detective 68 minutes or so to reach the same inescapable conclusion. 68 minutes spent mainly skulking about waterfront houses and listening to the endless bickering of no-nonsense police captain Grant Withers and ditzy cub reporter Marjorie Reynolds. Truth be told, even Mr. Wong appears a bit bored by the whole thing but if Karloff himself knew not to beat a dead horse, Monogram obviously didn't and Doomed to Die was followed by Phantom of Chinatown (1940), quickly revamped to fit the much younger Keye Luke.
