X Marks the Spot (1931 film)

X Marks the Spot (1931) is an American film, directed by Erle C. Kenton and released by Tiffany Pictures, which operated from 1921 to 1932.

The story concerns a newspaper reporter indebted to a gangster for raising the money to save his little girl's life. The source material was remade into a 1942 film of the same name. Helen Parrish appeared in both versions.

Cast

• Lew Cody as George Howe
• Sally Blane as Sue
• Wallace Ford as Ted Lloyd
• Fred Kohler as Riggs
• Mary Nolan as Vivian Parker
• Virginia Lee Corbin as Hortense
• Helen Parrish as Gloria, as a Child
• Joyce Coad as Gloria
• Charles B. Middleton as Attorney
• Clarence Muse as Servant
• Richard Tucker

External links

• X Marks the Spot at the Internet Movie Database
• New York Times contemporary review
• X Marks the Spot (1931) on YouTube