The Black Doll is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Donald Woods and Edgar Kennedy.

In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were publishers of whodunnits.

[4] From contemporary reviews, Wanda Hale of The New York Daily News described the film as "an absorbing mystery story" that will "stir your admiration, wrack your nerves, tickle your funny bone and, if you don't watch out, deflate your pride in your sleuthing ability.

"[4] The Hollywood Reporter found that the Crime Club series "cannot make up its mind whether to be a mystery or a farce.

Harold Buckley's screenplay is excellent, but it is difficult to understand how the presence of low comedy, which borders on actual farce, can be justified by a director in a picture dealing with murder.