X Marks the Spot (1942 film)

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.

Plot
In 1942, during the second world war, rubber is a valuable commodity. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the army, but also a private detective. Eddy swings into action, when his father, police-sergeant Timothy J. Delaney, is gunned down by rubber racketeers.

Cast

 * Damian O'Flynn as Eddie Delaney
 * Helen Parrish as Linda Ward
 * Dick Purcell as Lieutenant William 'Bill' Decker
 * Jack La Rue as Marty Clark
 * Neil Hamilton as John J. Underwood
 * Robert Homans as Police Sergeant Timothy J. Delaney
 * Anne Jeffreys as Lulu
 * Dick Wessel as Henchman Dizzy
 * Esther Muir as Bonnie Bascomb
 * Joe Kirk as Henchman Jerry
 * Edna Mae Harris as Billie (as Edna Harris)
 * Fred Kelsey as Police Officer Martin
 * Vince Barnett as George

Sam Bernard, Edmund Cobb, Martin Faust, Jack Gardner, Sam Lufkin, Charles McAvoy and Frank O'Connor appear uncredited.

Production
Melody and Murder was the film's working title.