Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
The strange case of murder by magic!
1939 · 72 min · ★ 6.7 · Mystery, Thriller
Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.
Directed by Norman Foster · Written by John Larkin
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Cast
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Sidney Toler Charlie Chan -
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan -
Cesar Romero Fred Rhadini -
Douglas Fowley Peter Lewis -
Pauline Moore Eve Cairo -
Donald MacBride Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine -
Douglass Dumbrille Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory -
Trevor Bardette Dr. Zodiac's Servant -
Gerald Mohr Dr. Zodiac (in disguise) -
Wally Vernon Elmer -
June Gale Myra Rhadini -
Billie Seward Mrs. Bessie Sibley
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Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy, even as the rising clouds of World War II force the city into nightly blackout status..
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★ 6.81940
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★ 6.51941
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