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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

72 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Horror  -   8 September 1939 (USA)
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Charlie's investigation of a phony psychic during the 1939 World Exposition on San Francisco's Treasure Island leads him to expose a suicide as murder.

Director:

Norman Foster

Writer:

John Larkin
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sidney Toler ...
Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung ...
Cesar Romero ...
Fred Rhadini
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Peter Lewis
Pauline Moore Pauline Moore ...
Eve Cairo
Donald MacBride Donald MacBride ...
Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine
Wally Vernon Wally Vernon ...
Elmer Kelner
Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille ...
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Sally Blane Sally Blane ...
Stella Essex
Charles Halton Charles Halton ...
Uncle Redley
Billie Seward Billie Seward ...
Mrs. Bessie Sibley
June Gale June Gale ...
Myra Rhadini
Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette ...
Abdul, the Turkish servant
Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt ...
Paul Essex
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Storyline

A novelist friend of Charlie's appears to have committed suicide. At the international Exposition held on San Francisco Bay's Treasure Island Charlie shows that Zodiac, a phony mystic who blackmails clients, is the culprit. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Novelist | San Francisco Bay | Psychic | Zodiac | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

The strange case of murder by magic!

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Charlie Chan auf der Schatzinsel See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

It is believed that this film may have partially inspired the "Zodiac Killer" in San Francisco during the late 1960s. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Just before the plane from Hawai'i to San Francisco lands, Chan and the other passengers are told they have to go through customs. Though not yet a state, Hawai'i was already under U.S. jurisdiction and therefore passengers flying from there to the U.S. mainland would not have had to go through customs. See more »

Quotes

Charlie Chan: If befriend donkey, expect to be kicked.
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Connections

Followed by Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) See more »