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Charlie Chan's Secret
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Charlie Chan's Secret

1936-01-10 · 72 min · ★ 7.0

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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

Top Cast

Warner OlandWarner OlandCharlie Chan
Rosina LawrenceRosina LawrenceAlice Lowell
Charles QuigleyCharles QuigleyDick Williams
Henrietta CrosmanHenrietta CrosmanMrs. Henrietta Lowell
Edward TrevorEdward TrevorFred Gage
Astrid AllwynAstrid AllwynJanice Lowell Gage
Herbert MundinHerbert MundinBaxter
Egon BrecherEgon BrecherUlrich
Gloria RoyMadame Carlotta Bowen
Ivan MillerIvan MillerMorton of Homicide
Arthur Edmund CareweArthur Edmund CareweProfessor Bowen
Jonathan HaleJonathan HaleWarren T. Phelps
Jerry MileyJerry MileyAllen Colby
William BaileyWilliam BaileyDet. Harris
Francis FordFrancis FordCaptain of salvage ship
Bud GearyBud GearyPoliceman
Chuck HamiltonChuck HamiltonPoliceman
Brick SullivanPoliceman
James T. MackFingerprint man
Landers StevensLanders StevensCoroner

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