Charlie Chan Carries On

Charlie Chan Carries On

Solve This Mystery

NR 1931 · 76 min · ★ 7.0 · Crime, Mystery

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.

Directed by Hamilton MacFadden · Written by Barry Conners

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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'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 in ShanghaiCharlie Chan in Shanghai · 1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
★ 6.71935
MovieCrimeMystery
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.
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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★ 10.01939
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MovieAnimationFamily
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Riders of the Purple SageRiders of the Purple Sage · 1931
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She Was a LadyShe Was a Lady · 1934
She Was a Lady
★ 8.01934
MovieComedyDrama
Before his daughter can formally claim her rightful title, her father dies. Now her blue-blooded American suitor finds that his father refuses to allow the two to marry as she is not a high-born lady.
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
★ 8.01933
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The Honeymoon's OverThe Honeymoon's Over · 1939
The Honeymoon's Over
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MovieComedyDrama
Newly married copywriters become seduced by life with the country-club set, until mounting bills and legal troubles snap them back to reality.
While New York SleepsWhile New York Sleeps · 1938
While New York Sleeps
★ 7.01938
MovieMysteryComedy
Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
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Cheaters at Play
★ 7.01932
MovieDrama
Modest picture centering on a blunderous jewel heist aboard an ocean liner.
The Lady in QuestionThe Lady in Question · 1940
The Lady in Question
★ 6.71940
MovieRomanceComedy
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
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Inside the Law
★ 6.71942
MovieComedyCrime
A gang of crooks wrestles with the temptation to rob the bank that they now manage.
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The Reluctant Dragon
★ 6.61941
MovieAnimationFamily
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective
★ 6.61940
MovieComedyMystery
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MovieCrimeMystery
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Charlie Chan in RenoCharlie Chan in Reno · 1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
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Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
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Charlie Chan in Rio
★ 6.51941
MovieCrimeMystery
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.
Sleepers WestSleepers West · 1941
Sleepers West
★ 6.41941
MovieCrimeMystery
Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witness.

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