Crime ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 12m

Charlie Chan's Secret

Director

Cast

Warner Oland as Charlie Chan Rosina Lawrence as Alice Lowell Charles Quigley as Dick Williams Henrietta Crosman as Mrs. Henrietta Lowell Edward Trevor as Fred Gage Astrid Allwyn as Janice Lowell Gage

Crew

Rudolph Maté — Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio — Editor Helen Logan — Screenplay Robert Ellis — Screenplay John Stone — Producer Helen A. Myron — Costume Design

Tagline

San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Gordon Wiles Director Rudolph Maté Director of Photography Nick DeMaggio Editor Helen Logan Screenplay Robert Ellis Screenplay John Stone Producer Helen A. Myron Costume Design

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