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Release Date:
January 10, 1936
Original Title:
Charlie Chan's Secret
Alternate Titles:
Charlie Chans Geheimnis
L'ora che uccide
Секрет Чарли Чана
Genres:
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 72
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.
Art Direction:
Duncan Cramer
Albert Hogsett
Characters:
Earl Derr Biggers
Costume Design:
Helen A. Myron
Dialogue:
Joseph Hoffman
Director:
Gordon Wiles
Director of Photography:
Rudolph Maté
Editor:
Nick DeMaggio
Executive Producer:
Sol M. Wurtzel
Music:
Samuel Kaylin
Producer:
John Stone
Screenplay:
Helen Logan
Robert Ellis
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