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Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat(1944)
Status: Released
Date: 1944-05-20
65%
18 Votes
Time: 1h 6m
MUST CONFESS. HONORABLE SON...This Is My Most Baffling Case!
Overview:
To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Monogram Pictures
Movie: Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Joan Woodbury
Leah Manning
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
Benson Fong
Tommy Chan, #3 Son
Ian Keith
Dr. Paul Recknik
Sam Flint
Thomas P. Manning
Cy Kendall
George Webster Deacon
Weldon Heyburn
Detective Lt. Harvey Dennis
Anthony Warde
Catlen
John Davidson
Carl Karzoff / Kurt Karzoff
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Overview
To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.
Release Date
1944-05-20
Average
6.528
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
MUST CONFESS. HONORABLE SON...This Is My Most Baffling Case!
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Languages:
English
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