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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939-08-31 · 72 min · ★ 6.8

Mystery · Thriller

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.

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Directors
Norman Foster
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sidney TolerSidney TolerCharlie Chan
Victor Sen YungVictor Sen YungJimmy Chan
Cesar RomeroCesar RomeroFred Rhadini
Douglas FowleyDouglas FowleyPeter Lewis
Pauline MoorePauline MooreEve Cairo
Donald MacBrideDonald MacBrideDeputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine
Douglass DumbrilleDouglass DumbrilleStewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Trevor BardetteTrevor BardetteDr. Zodiac's Servant
Gerald MohrGerald MohrDr. Zodiac (in disguise)
Wally VernonWally VernonElmer
June GaleJune GaleMyra Rhadini
Billie SewardBillie SewardMrs. Bessie Sibley
Sally BlaneSally BlaneStella Essex
Charles HaltonCharles HaltonUncle Redley
Louis Jean HeydtLouis Jean HeydtPaul Essex
Jack ChefeJack ChefeAudience Member
Heinie ConklinHeinie ConklinFirst Taxicab Driver
Sayre DearingSayre DearingAudience Member
Bud GearyBud GearyCop at Station House
Harold GoodwinHarold GoodwinAirplane Steward

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