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Director:
Writers:
Robert Ellis (writer)
Helen Logan (writer)
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Release Date:
21 June 1935 (USA) more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Great horror-mystery! more (25 total)

Cast

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Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan
Pat Paterson ... Carol Arnold
Thomas Beck ... Tom Evans, Archeologist

Rita Hayworth ... Nayda (as Rita Cansino)
Stepin Fetchit ... Snowshoes
Jameson Thomas ... Dr. Anton Racine
Frank Conroy ... Prof. John Thurston
Nigel De Brulier ... Edfu Ahmad, Servant
Paul Porcasi ... Insp. Fouad Soueida
Arthur Stone ... Dragoman
James Eagles ... Barry Arnold, Carol's Brother
Frank Reicher ... Dr. Jaipur

George Irving ... Prof. Arnold
Anita Brown ... Showshoes' Friend
John Davidson ... Chemist Daoud Atrash
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Additional Details

Runtime:
73 min | USA:72 min (FMC Library Print)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The eleventh of forty-seven Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The name of the deceased high priest can be seen on the inscription on the door of his tomb, in a cartouche - a mistake on the part of the prop department. The cartouches were only placed around the name of a dead king. A priest would never put his name in a cartouche for fear of offending Osiris, the Egyptian god of the dead. more
Quotes:
Dr. Anton Racine: You have a theory about this, of course?
Charlie Chan: Theory like mist on eyeglasses - obscures facts.
Dr. Anton Racine: Our local authorities have very clear vision, Mr. Chan.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.103)" (2006) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Great horror-mystery!, 16 April 2000
10/10
Author: admjtk1701 from New York, NY

Warner Oland does it again with a great performance as Chan. This one also has a great setting and creepy atmosphere. It is set at a newly excavated Egyptian tomb with all the trappings. There are some genuinely scary sequences creeping around the tomb at night. A young Rita Hayworth (billed as Rita Cansino) has a small part. The only drawback for me is the stereotyped portrayal by Stephin Fechit. He is hard to understand and very annoying at times. The performances by Mantan Moreland and Willie Best in the much later Monogram Chans serve the same niche as Fechit's "Snowshoes" character, but come off much better and are funny in the same way Lou Costello or Curly Howard are funny. But this does not harm the picture. Another one to see over and over again just for the atmosphere if nothing else.

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