Charlie Chan's Secret
San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
1936 | 72m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Wiles |
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| Writer: | Robert Ellis, Helen Logan |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 1936 |
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| Director: | Gordon Wiles |
| Writer: | Robert Ellis, Helen Logan |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
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| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gloria Roy | Madame Carlotta Bowen |
| 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 |
| Brick Sullivan | Policeman |
| James T. Mack | Fingerprint man |
| Landers Stevens | Coroner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Gordon Wiles | Director |
| Joseph Hoffman | Dialogue |
| Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Duncan Cramer | Art Direction |
| Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |
| Samuel Kaylin | Music |
| Robert Ellis | Screenplay |
| Helen Logan | Screenplay |
| Earl Derr Biggers | Characters |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Stone | Producer |
| Sol M. Wurtzel | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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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.