Movie: Black Magic

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Frances Chan
Frances Chan

Frances Chan

Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan

Police Sgt. Matthews

Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters

Officer Rafferty

Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit

Justine Bonner

Helen Beverly
Helen Beverly

Norma Duncan aka Nancy Wood

Harry Depp
Harry Depp

Charles Edwards

Frank Jaquet
Frank Jaquet

Paul Hamlin

Geraldine Wall
Geraldine Wall

Harriet Green

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  • Overview

    Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

  • Release Date

    1944-08-19

  • Average

    6.833

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Chan stalks a fiendish murderer!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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