Movie: Charlie Chan on Broadway

Top 10 Billed Cast

Warner Oland
Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Keye Luke
Keye Luke

Lee Chan

Joan Marsh
Joan Marsh

Joan Wendall, Photographer

J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg

Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin

Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley

Johnny Burke

Harold Huber
Harold Huber

Chief Inspector James Nelson NYPD

Donald Woods
Donald Woods

Speed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin

Louise Henry
Louise Henry

Billie Bronson

Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury

Marie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell

Leon Ames
Leon Ames

Buzz Moran

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1937-09-22

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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