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The Shanghai Cobra(1945)
Status: Released
Date: 1945-09-29
60%
19 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
Charlie Chan at his best in his most thrilling adventure!
Overview:
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Monogram Pictures
Movie: The Shanghai Cobra
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Benson Fong
Tommy Chan
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
James Cardwell
Ned Stewart
Joan Barclay
Paula Webb
Walter Fenner
Police Inspector Harry Davis
Roy Gordon
Walter Fletcher
Arthur Loft
Bradford Harris
Addison Richards
John Adams
Janet Warren
Record Machine Operator
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Overview
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
Release Date
1945-09-29
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Rating:
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Charlie Chan at his best in his most thrilling adventure!
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