20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection
Charlie Chan's Secret
San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
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.
- Original title
- Charlie Chan's Secret
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 19, 2022 · via TMDB
Again the author's fascination with all things occult features heavily in this quite gripping instalment of the "Charlie Chan" series. This one starts with the sinking of an ocean liner, and the presumed drowning of the millionaire "Allan Colby". Our sceptical detective is not convinced, and travels to San Francisco to investigate, It turns out, he was right - but only momentarily, for before the wealthy gent has any chance to explain what happened, he is stabbed and a hunt for the murderer is afoot. As you'd expect, there are loads of suspects when he arrives at the deceased man's mansion and medium "Carlotta" (Gloria Roy) succeeds in stirring everyone up nicely. It looks good, this film, plenty of wealthy Californian glamour to accompany a sparing script and a decently simmering plot. Herbert Mundin overcooks his role as the rather cowardly butler, and no "Jimmy" to foil his father's more earnest characteristics hold it back a little, but it is still quite a well built yarn with a conclusion worth staying around for and some stronger than usual supporting efforts, too.
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Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Rosina Lawrence
Alice Lowell
Charles Quigley
Dick Williams
Henrietta Crosman
Mrs. Henrietta Lowell
Edward Trevor
Fred Gage
Astrid Allwyn
Janice Lowell Gage
Herbert Mundin
Baxter
Egon Brecher
Ulrich
Ivan Miller
Morton of Homicide
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Professor Bowen
Jonathan Hale
Warren T. Phelps
Jerry Miley
Allen Colby
William Bailey
Det. Harris
Francis Ford
Captain of salvage ship
Bud Geary
Policeman
Chuck Hamilton
Policeman
Landers Stevens
Coroner
Rudolph Maté
Director of Photography
Sol M. Wurtzel
Executive Producer
Robert Ellis
Screenplay
Charlie Chan's Courage
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
Charlie Chan's Chance
Murder by Death
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Black Magic
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Castle in the Desert
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
The Red Dragon
Charlie Chan in Paris
Dead Men Tell
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
City in Darkness
Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Reno
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Dark Alibi
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Murder Over New York
Shadows Over Chinatown
The Jade Mask
The Scarlet Clue
Docks of New Orleans
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
The Black Camel
The Shanghai Cobra
Dangerous Money
The Golden Eye
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Madam City Hunter
Behind That Curtain
Spellbound
The Naked City
Another Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
Point Blank
The Dark Mirror
The Scarlet Claw
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
LaRoy, Texas
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
The Glass Key
Indemnity
M
Time Without Pity
The Lady Vanishes
Sleep, My Love
The Deadly Affair
Quicksand
A Blueprint for Murder
Maniac
Islands
Lady in the Lake
The Mirror Crack'd
Black Angel
The Dark Past
Murder!
The Quiller Memorandum
Murder in Three Acts
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