Four Shall Die

Four Shall Die
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Directed by	William Beaudine Leo C. Popkin
Starring	Niel Webster
Distributed by	Million Dollar Productions
Release date	October 15, 1940 (1940-10-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Four Shall Die is a 1940 American supernatural crime film directed by William Beaudine.^[1]^[2] It features Dorothy Dandridge in her first credited film role.^[3]^[4]

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Cast

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Niel Webster as Pierre Touissant
Mantan Moreland as Beefus, Touissant's Chauffeur
Laurence Criner as Roger Fielding
Dorothy Dandridge as Helen Fielding
Vernon McCalla as Doctor Webb
Monte Hawley as Dr. Hugh Leonard (as Monty Hawley)
Reginald Fenderson as Hickson (as Reggie Fenderson)
Jack Carr as Lew Covey
Jess Lee Brooks as Bill Summers
Edward Thompson as Sgt. Adams

References

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^ Marshall, Wendy L. (2005). William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810852181. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^ "Four Shall Die". Black Cinema Connection. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ "Dororthy Dandridge". Black Knowledge. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ Whitaker, Matthew C. (September 7, 2011). Icons of Black America: Breaking Barriers and Crossing Boundaries. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313376429 – via Google Books.

External links

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Four Shall Die at IMDb

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