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Summary

Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.

Details

Release Date: April 11, 1931

Runtime: 76 minutes

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Rating: 6.5/10 (2 votes)


Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection

  • Charlie Chan's Secret

    Charlie Chan's Secret

    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.

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

  • Charlie Chan at the Opera

    Charlie Chan at the Opera

    A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

  • Charlie Chan at the Circus

    Charlie Chan at the Circus

    While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt

    Charlie Chan in Egypt

    While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.

  • Charlie Chan in London

    Charlie Chan in London

    Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.

  • Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie Chan in Paris

    Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.

  • Charlie Chan in Shanghai

    Charlie Chan in Shanghai

    When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

  • Charlie Chan on Broadway

    Charlie Chan on Broadway

    Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.

  • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

    Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

    Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.

  • The Black Camel

    The Black Camel

    Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

  • Charlie Chan's Courage

    Charlie Chan's Courage

    Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.

  • Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

    Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

    When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

  • Charlie Chan's Chance

    Charlie Chan's Chance

    Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.

  • Charlie Chan Carries On

    Charlie Chan Carries On

    Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.


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Cast

  • Warner Oland

    Warner Oland

    Charlie Chan

  • John Garrick

    John Garrick

    Mark Kenaway

  • Marguerite Churchill

    Marguerite Churchill

    Pamela Potter

  • Warren Hymer

    Warren Hymer

    Max Minchin

  • George Brent

    George Brent

    Capt. Ronald Keane

  • Marjorie White

    Marjorie White

    Sadie

  • C. Henry Gordon

    C. Henry Gordon

    John Ross

  • William Holden

    William Holden

    Patrick Tait

  • Peter Gawthorne

    Peter Gawthorne

    Inspector Duff

  • John T. Murray

    John T. Murray

    Dr. Lofton

  • Goodee Montgomery

    Goodee Montgomery

    Mrs. Benbow

  • Jason Robards Sr.

    Jason Robards Sr.

    Walter Honeywood

  • Lumsden Hare

    Lumsden Hare

    Inspector Hayley

  • Zeffie Tilbury

    Zeffie Tilbury

    Mrs. Luce

  • Betty Francisco

    Betty Francisco

    Sybil Conway

  • Harry Beresford

    Harry Beresford

    Kent