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Writers:
Charles Belden (writer)
Earl Derr Biggers (character)
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Release Date:
21 April 1937 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!
Plot:
A dangerous amnesiac escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the opera house to wreak revenge on those who tried to murder him seven years earlier. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Warner Oland ... Charlie Chan

Boris Karloff ... Gravelle
Keye Luke ... Lee Chan
William Demarest ... Sergeant Kelly
Guy Usher ... Inspector Regan
Margaret Irving ... Mme. Lilli Rochelle
Gregory Gaye ... Enrico Borelli
Nedda Harrigan ... Mme. Lucretia Borelli
Frank Conroy ... Mr. Whitely
Charlotte Henry ... Mlle. Kitty
Thomas Beck ... Phil Childers
Maurice Cass ... Mr. Arnold
Tom McGuire ... Pop Morris - Stage Doorman
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Runtime:
68 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Mephistopheles costume from "Faust" worn in the film was originally made for Lawrence Tibbett to wear in "Metropolitan" (1936). more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When they characters are all gathered in the dressing room after the murders and they are questioning Childers, he says he knew Madame Barelli well. What he actually meant to say Madame Rochelle (or Madame Lilli as she was being referred to). more
Quotes:
Sergeant Kelly: [looking at a note written in Chinese] What's that? A laundry list?
Charlie Chan: Much laundry, but all dirty.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V) more
Soundtrack:
King and Country Call more

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My First Look At Charlie Chan, 21 October 2006
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Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This was my first-ever look at Charlie Chan. It wasn't one of his better adventures but I've seen worse, too. It sports a famous guest actor, Boris Karloff, and a semi-famous, if you will, actor in William Demarest.

Demarest plays a cop and his lingo and his prejudices are very early '30s. He couldn't say those lines (cracks about Asians) on film in this day-and-age.

The usual witty and profound Chan proverbs are in here and the usual loyal son (Keye Luke, number one son) is there to help. The ending left me a bit confused. Granted, I was tired when I watched this but Charlie's last-minute explanation and conclusions came so fast they confused me. I'd have to see this at least one more time to understand it. I think this is coming out on DVD soon and I'll get that and watch it again.

I'll always have a fond memory for this since it introduced me to this extremely entertaining film series. I've seen around 20 of them since this one and enjoyed them all.

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