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San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!
7 / 10 IMDb January 10, 1936 1h 12m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 12m
Release Date
January 10, 1936
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Warner Oland
as Charlie Chan
Rosina Lawrence
as Alice Lowell
Charles Quigley
as Dick Williams
Henrietta Crosman
as Mrs. Henrietta Lowell
Edward Trevor
as Fred Gage
Astrid Allwyn
as Janice Lowell Gage
Herbert Mundin
as Baxter
Egon Brecher
as Ulrich
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Gloria Roy
as Madame Carlotta Bowen
Ivan Miller
as Morton of Homicide
Arthur Edmund Carewe
as Professor Bowen
Jonathan Hale
as Warren T. Phelps
Jerry Miley
as Allen Colby
William Bailey
as Det. Harris
Francis Ford
as Captain of salvage ship
Bud Geary
as Policeman
Chuck Hamilton
as Policeman
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Brick Sullivan
as Policeman
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James T. Mack
as Fingerprint man
Landers Stevens
as Coroner
Production Companies
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