Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Charlie Chan at the Opera
TITLE DETAILS

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04 · 68 min · ★ 6.8

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
H. Bruce Humberstone
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Warner OlandWarner OlandCharlie Chan
Boris KarloffBoris KarloffGravelle
Keye LukeKeye LukeLee Chan
William DemarestWilliam DemarestSergeant Kelly
Guy UsherGuy UsherInspector Regan
Margaret IrvingMargaret IrvingMme. Lilli Rochelle
Gregory GayeGregory GayeEnrico Borelli
Nedda HarriganNedda HarriganMme. Lucretia Borelli
Frank ConroyFrank ConroyMr. Whitely
Charlotte HenryCharlotte HenryMlle. Kitty
Thomas BeckThomas BeckPhil Childers
Maurice CassMaurice CassMr. Arnold
Tom McGuireTom McGuirePop Morris - Stage Doorman
Marc LawrenceMarc LawrenceUndetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Joan WoodburyJoan WoodburyDancer in Opera (uncredited)
William BaileyWilliam BaileyDetective (uncredited)
Charles BancroftSoldier in Opera (uncredited)
John BleiferJohn BleiferMurdered Orderly (uncredited)
Stanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneBackstage Cop Who Shoots Gravelle (uncredited)
Myrta BonillasVillager in Opera (uncredited)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Recommendations

The Glass Key
★ 6.7
The Glass Key1942Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Time Without Pity
★ 6.5
Time Without Pity1957Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

Each Dawn I Die
★ 6.9
Each Dawn I Die1939Crime · Thriller

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Maniac
★ 6.2
Maniac1963Crime · Mystery · Thriller

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

The Quiller Memorandum
★ 5.9
The Quiller Memorandum1966Crime · Thriller

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

Shadow of the Thin Man
★ 7.0
Shadow of the Thin Man1941Crime · Mystery

While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.

Point Blank
★ 7.1
Point Blank1967Crime · Thriller

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

5 Against the House
★ 5.9
5 Against the House1955Crime · Thriller

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

The Blue Gardenia
★ 6.5
The Blue Gardenia1953Crime · Mystery

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
★ 6.9
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery2017Crime · Mystery

Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again, Aurora finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation as she risks it all to help Martin reunite with his family.

They Made Me a Fugitive
★ 6.6
They Made Me a Fugitive1947Crime · Thriller

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

Another Thin Man
★ 7.1
Another Thin Man1939Crime · Mystery

Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when eccentric industrialist Colonel MacFay asks for protection after receiving threatening messages. When MacFay is found dead at his isolated estate, Nick and Nora spring into action, questioning a houseful of suspicious guests and uncovering greed, blackmail, family secrets, and a dangerous inheritance plot. With their trademark wit and sophistication, the glamorous couple balances parenthood, parties, and peril as they race to expose the killer.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder
★ 7.0
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder2022Crime · Mystery

A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

Black Angel
★ 6.1
Black Angel1946Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.

Woman of Straw
★ 6.2
Woman of Straw1964Crime · Thriller

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
★ 6.4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase2019Crime · Mystery

Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

Song of the Thin Man
★ 6.7
Song of the Thin Man1947Crime · Mystery

While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.

The Locket
★ 6.3
The Locket1946Crime · Thriller

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

The Mirror Crack'd
★ 6.1
The Mirror Crack'd1980Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Lady in the Lake
★ 6.1
Lady in the Lake1946Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr. Kingsby. The assignment quickly becomes complicated when bodies start turning up.

Similar titles

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
★ 6.9
Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!

Silentium
★ 7.2
Silentium2004Crime · Thriller

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

Lohengrin
★ 10.0
Lohengrin2024Mystery

A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.

Behind That Curtain
★ 4.1
Behind That Curtain1929Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk.

Wozzeck
★ 9.0
Wozzeck1987Crime

1987 recording of Wozzeck by the Vienna State Opera with Claudio Abbado conducting. Based upon Georg Büchner's 1837 play, Alban Berg's Wozzeck details the harsh existence of the title character, a former soldier in the German army who has to struggle mightily to make a living, even as others around him prosper.

The Shanghai Chest
★ 6.6
The Shanghai Chest1948Crime · Mystery

Charlie attempts to solve a triple murder in which a dead man's finger prints show up at all three murder sites, and all three victims were connected with the conviction and execution of an evidently innocent man.

Sky Dragon
★ 8.0
Sky Dragon1949Crime

All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money.

The Feathered Serpent
★ 6.1
The Feathered Serpent1948Crime · Mystery

In order to learn the location of a fabled Aztec treasure, a professor kidnaps his colleague, the only man able to read the ancient Aztec script that is supposed to reveal the location of the treasure. Charlie Chan and his #1 and #2 sons journey to the jungles of Mexico to find the victim and bring the kidnapper and his gang to justice.

The Clown at Midnight
★ 4.5
The Clown at Midnight1999Thriller

Upon the reopening of the opera house where her mother was murdered, a teen and her friends become the targets of a deranged killer dressed in a clown costume.

The Chinese Ring
★ 5.2
The Chinese Ring1947Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.

The House Without a Key
★ 8.0
The House Without a Key1926Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two men. John Quincy Winterslip, Dan's nephew, receives a letter instructing him to retrieve a box from an attic in San Francisco and dump the contents into the ocean. He is on board a ship bound for Hawaii in which other passengers are also after the box. Dan Winterslip is murdered. Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective, offers to help solve the killing and the mysteries surround the box. Chan is looking for the person whose wristwatch is missing the number 'three.'

Charlie Chan's Chance
★ 7.3
Charlie Chan's Chance1932Mystery

Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.

Charlie Chan's Courage
★ 8.7
Charlie Chan's Courage1934Mystery

Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.

Strangler vs Strangler
★ 6.9
Strangler vs Strangler1984Thriller

When it comes to crime, Belgrade is same as any other modern metropolis, except for having its own serial killers. That blank is filled when a flower salesman begins strangling women. A popular, but very disturbed rock star soon becomes telepathically connected with the killer.

Castle in the Desert
★ 7.1
Castle in the Desert1942Crime · Mystery · Thriller

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...

The Black Camel
★ 6.1
The Black Camel1931Crime · Mystery

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

Charlie Chan on Broadway
★ 7.2
Charlie Chan on Broadway1937Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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.

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
★ 6.4
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo1937Mystery

Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
★ 6.9
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise1940Crime · Mystery · Thriller

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
★ 7.7
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum1940Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic surgery. It is here that an arch fiend takes refuge.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.