Charlie Chan in the Black Camel

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In the tropical paradise of Hawaii, master Asian sleuth Charlie Chan is called upon when a famous film actress turns up dead, revealing the killer's identity at the climactic moment. This second mystery drama in the astonishingly popular Charlie Chan series features original Chan Warner Oland at his best.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Hamilton MacFadden
Written By:

Philip Klein, Barry Connors
In Theaters:

Jun 21, 1931 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 14, 2007
Runtime:

67 minutes
Studio:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Warner Oland
as Charlie Chan

Sally Eilers
as Julie O'Neil

Robert Young
as Jimmy Bradshaw

Bela Lugosi
as Arthur Mayo

Dorothy Revier
as Shelah Fane

Victor Varconi
as Robert Fyfe

Richard Tucker
as Wilkie Ballou

J.M. Kerrigan
as Thomas MacMaster

Mary Gordon
as Mrs. MacMaster

C. Henry Gordon
as Van Horn

Violet Dunn
as Anna

William Post Jr.
as Alan Jaynes

Dwight Frye
as Jessop

Murray Kinnell
as Smith

Hamilton MacFadden
as Movie Director

Louise Mackintosh
as Housekeeper

Marjorie White
as Rita Ballou

Otto Yamaoka
as Kashimo

Robert E. Homans
as Chief of Police

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Critic Reviews for Charlie Chan in the Black Camel

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For those familiar with the later Charlie Chan movies, The Black Camel is revelatory. For anyone else, it's a great introduction to the series.

Nov 1, 2011 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)