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Charlie Chan's Secret
“San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!”
7.0 / 10• 1936• 1h 12m•NR• English
CrimeMysteryThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gordon Wiles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Charlie Chan's Secret is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
