Comedy ·Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 17m

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster
Director
Eugene Forde
Cast
Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan Leo G. Carroll as Professor Gordon Lionel Atwill as Dr. Suderman Robert Lowery as Dick Kenyon Marjorie Weaver as Paula Drake
Crew
Virgil Miller — Director of Photography Harry Reynolds — Editor Robertson White — Screenplay Lester Ziffren — Screenplay Earl Derr Biggers — Story Helen A. Myron — Costume Design
Tagline

DEATH AFLOAT...striking swiftly. suddenly...leaving on each strangled victim a calling card of crimson coin...thirty pieces of silver!

Synopsis

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.

Mood & Themes
cruise shipgunfightmurder investigationrubber mask
Key Collaborators
Eugene Forde Director Virgil Miller Director of Photography Harry Reynolds Editor Robertson White Screenplay Lester Ziffren Screenplay Earl Derr Biggers Story Helen A. Myron Costume Design
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