Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

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Charlie Chan's Secret

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

1936

1h 12m

6.9(26 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Warner Oland

Acting

Rosina Lawrence

Alice Lowell

Rosina Lawrence

Acting

Charles Quigley

Dick Williams

Charles Quigley

Acting

Henrietta Crosman

Mrs. Henrietta Lowell

Henrietta Crosman

Acting

Edward Trevor

Fred Gage

Edward Trevor

Acting

Astrid Allwyn

Janice Lowell Gage

Astrid Allwyn

Acting

Herbert Mundin

Baxter

Herbert Mundin

Acting

Egon Brecher

Ulrich

Egon Brecher

Acting

Gloria Roy

Madame Carlotta Bowen

No Image

Acting

Ivan Miller

Morton of Homicide

Ivan Miller

Acting

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Professor Bowen

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Acting

Jonathan Hale

Warren T. Phelps

Jonathan Hale

Acting

Jerry Miley

Allen Colby

Jerry Miley

Acting

William Bailey

Det. Harris

William Bailey

Acting

Francis Ford

Captain of salvage ship

Francis Ford

Acting

Bud Geary

Policeman

Bud Geary

Acting

Chuck Hamilton

Policeman

No Image

Acting

Brick Sullivan

Policeman

No Image

Acting

James T. Mack

Fingerprint man

No Image

Acting

Landers Stevens

Coroner

Landers Stevens

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