

Charlie Chan's Secret
1936-01-10 · 72 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Directors
- Gordon Wiles
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Warner OlandCharlie Chan
Rosina LawrenceAlice Lowell
Charles QuigleyDick Williams
Henrietta CrosmanMrs. Henrietta Lowell
Edward TrevorFred Gage
Astrid AllwynJanice Lowell Gage
Herbert MundinBaxter
Egon BrecherUlrich
Ivan MillerMorton of Homicide
Arthur Edmund CareweProfessor Bowen
Jonathan HaleWarren T. Phelps
Jerry MileyAllen Colby
William BaileyDet. Harris
Francis FordCaptain of salvage ship
Bud GearyPoliceman
Chuck HamiltonPoliceman
Landers StevensCoronerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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