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The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.
Arthur Edmund Carewe
- Professor Bowan
- (as Arthur Edmund Carew)
William Bailey
- Detective Harris
- (uncredited)
Francis Ford
- Captain of Salvage Ship
- (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
James T. Mack
- Fingerprint Man
- (uncredited)
Jerry Miley
- Allen Colby
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough this was regarded as another entry in a "20th Century-Fox" "B" series, it was shot by the highly acclaimed Director of Photography Rudolph Maté, who was normally assigned to only top-rank productions.
- GoofsWhen Charlie is searching the house while using a flashlight, the beam of light is not from the flashlight, angle is wrong and his wrist is exposed in the beam of light.
- Quotes
Charlie Chan: If strength were all, tiger would not fear scorpion.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Charlie Chan's Secret (2016)
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10th outing for star Warner Oland as the title sleuth...
From 20th Century-Fox and director Gordon Wiles. Chan (Oland) heads to the mainland from his home turf in Hawaii to help solve the mystery of a missing heir, and he gets wrapped up in the backstabbing of an eccentric, wealthy family involved in seances and other trappings of the paranormal.
Seances, ouija boards, voices from the beyond...it seems if a series goes on long enough, they have to do a spooky/horror entry, and Charlie Chan is no exception. He's dropped into a standard "old dark house" style mystery, with a big spooky house riddled with hidden passages, and a murderer on the loose. The supporting cast is capable if unmemorable. The mystery has enough twists to keep viewers guessing.
Seances, ouija boards, voices from the beyond...it seems if a series goes on long enough, they have to do a spooky/horror entry, and Charlie Chan is no exception. He's dropped into a standard "old dark house" style mystery, with a big spooky house riddled with hidden passages, and a murderer on the loose. The supporting cast is capable if unmemorable. The mystery has enough twists to keep viewers guessing.
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- Charlie Chan in San Francisco
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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