Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

AND NOW YOU SEE HIM IN CHINA!

NR 1935 · 71 min · ★ 6.7 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

Directed by James Tinling · Written by Gerard Fairlie

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The Black CamelThe Black Camel · 1931
The Black Camel
★ 6.11931
MovieCrimeMystery
Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.
Charlie Chan Carries OnCharlie Chan Carries On · 1931
Charlie Chan Carries On
★ 7.01931
MovieCrimeMystery
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
Charlie Chan's ChanceCharlie Chan's Chance · 1932
Charlie Chan's Chance
★ 7.31932
MovieMystery
Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.
Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseCharlie Chan's Greatest Case · 1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
★ 8.01933
MovieMystery
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
Charlie Chan in LondonCharlie Chan in London · 1934
Charlie Chan in London
★ 6.91934
MovieCrimeMystery
Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.
Charlie Chan's CourageCharlie Chan's Courage · 1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
★ 8.71934
MovieMystery
Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.
Charlie Chan in EgyptCharlie Chan in Egypt · 1935
Charlie Chan in Egypt
★ 6.91935
MovieMystery
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Charlie Chan in ParisCharlie Chan in Paris · 1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
★ 6.61935
MovieCrimeMystery
Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.
Charlie Chan's SecretCharlie Chan's Secret · 1936
Charlie Chan's Secret
★ 7.01936
MovieCrimeMystery
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.
Charlie Chan at the OperaCharlie Chan at the Opera · 1936
Charlie Chan at the Opera
★ 6.81936
MovieCrimeMystery
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.
Charlie Chan at the CircusCharlie Chan at the Circus · 1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus
★ 6.41936
MovieCrimeMystery
While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.
Charlie Chan at the Race TrackCharlie Chan at the Race Track · 1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
★ 7.11936
MovieMysteryComedy
When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
Charlie Chan at the OlympicsCharlie Chan at the Olympics · 1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
★ 6.81937
MovieMysteryCrime
Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!
Charlie Chan on BroadwayCharlie Chan on Broadway · 1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway
★ 7.11937
MovieCrimeMystery
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
Charlie Chan at Monte CarloCharlie Chan at Monte Carlo · 1937
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
★ 6.31937
MovieMysteryComedy
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.

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Love Time
★ 10.01934
MovieDramaRomance
Newly arrived in the nineteenth century court of Emperor Francis 1st of Austria Countess Valerie happens to overhear a young pianist and advises him to play with more feeling, for he is playing a piece by Franz Schubert, her favorite composer. Unknown to Valerie, the man is Schubert, and he playfully keeps his identity a secret. Valerie visits Franz the next day, and he teaches her to play the violin part of a new song he has written, and she hopes for romance though he still longs for his lost love Caroline. But as a week passes, he forgets Caroline and returns Valerie's affections. When Franz is evicted, there is much tumult, but he is finally called to court where his music is celebrated, and Valerie and he are reunited.
Sing and Be HappySing and Be Happy · 1937
Sing and Be Happy
★ 10.01937
MovieComedy
Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.
For the Love o' LilFor the Love o' Lil · 1930
For the Love o' Lil
★ 10.01930
MovieComedy
A virtuous lawyer falls for a beautiful but extravagant woman, leading him into financial trouble as he tries to keep up with her wasteful spending, ultimately testing their relationship and his principles.
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The Flood
★ 10.01931
MovieDramaRomance
The story centers on a sordid love triangle involving a woman and two men. Their personal tensions and romantic complications reach a breaking point just as the local infrastructure fails. The climax of the film occurs when a massive dam bursts, unleashing a catastrophic flood. This disaster serves as the ultimate resolution for the characters' interpersonal struggles, forcing a conclusion to their conflicting relationships through the life-and-death stakes of the inundation.
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★ 10.01942
MovieWestern
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★ 9.01946
Movie
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Deadline for MurderDeadline for Murder · 1946
Deadline for Murder
★ 9.01946
MovieActionAdventure
A favor for an old friend leads a Los Angeles gambler (Kent Taylor) into a dangerous search for a missing document.
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★ 9.01939
MovieDramaComedy
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Strange Journey
★ 8.01946
MovieDramaAction
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The Ox-Bow Incident
★ 7.71943
MovieWestern
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★ 7.01938
MovieComedy
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True Heaven
★ 7.01929
MovieDramaWar
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Riders of the Purple Sage
★ 7.01941
MovieWestern
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★ 6.51941
MovieWestern
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MovieMysteryComedy
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