Crime ·Mystery · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 11m

The Black Camel

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Director
Hamilton MacFadden
Cast
Warner Oland as Charlie Chan Sally Eilers as Julie O'Neil Bela Lugosi as Tarneverro Dorothy Revier as Shelah Fane Victor Varconi as Robert Fyfe Murray Kinnell as Archie Smith
Crew
Daniel B. Clark — Director of Photography Joseph H. August — Director of Photography Philip Klein — Screenplay Barry Conners — Screenplay Earl Derr Biggers — Novel
Tagline

The unsolved secrets of Hollywood disclosed under the romantic spell of Hawaiian moonlight

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
hawaiimurderwhodunitpsychicmovie starpolice inspectorhonolulu, hawaiiasian manunsolved murder
Key Collaborators
Hamilton MacFadden Director Daniel B. Clark Director of Photography Joseph H. August Director of Photography Philip Klein Screenplay Barry Conners Screenplay Earl Derr Biggers Novel
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