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Charlie Chan's Secret(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-01-10
70%
27 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Charlie Chan's Secret
Top 10 Billed Cast
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
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
Ivan Miller
Morton of Homicide
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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.
Release Date
1936-01-10
Average
6.963
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
Genres
Languages:
English
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