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Charlie Chan's Secret
Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!

Genres

CrimeMysteryThriller

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Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

6.885/10

Release Date

10 January 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Rosina Lawrence

Rosina Lawrence

Alice Lowell

Charles Quigley

Charles Quigley

Dick Williams

Henrietta Crosman

Henrietta Crosman

Mrs. Henrietta Lowell

Edward Trevor

Edward Trevor

Fred Gage

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Janice Lowell Gage

Herbert Mundin

Herbert Mundin

Baxter

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Ulrich

Gloria Roy

Gloria Roy

Madame Carlotta Bowen

Ivan Miller

Ivan Miller

Morton of Homicide

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Professor Bowen

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Warren T. Phelps

Jerry Miley

Jerry Miley

Allen Colby

William Bailey

William Bailey

Det. Harris

Francis Ford

Francis Ford

Captain of salvage ship

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Policeman

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Policeman

James T. Mack

James T. Mack

Fingerprint man

Landers Stevens

Landers Stevens

Coroner

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