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6.8/10   640 votes
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Director:
Phil Rosen
Writers:
Earl Derr Biggers (characters)
George Callahan (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 August 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Chan stalks a fiendish murderer! more
Plot:
Charlie searches for a murderer amidst numerous ghosts conjured up by a strange variety of spiritualists and occultists. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Sidney Toler ... Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland ... Birmingham Brown
Frances Chan ... Frances Chan
Joseph Crehan ... Police Sgt. Matthews
Helen Beverly ... Norma Duncan / Nancy Wood (as Helen Beverley)
Jacqueline deWit ... Justine Bonner
Geraldine Wall ... Harriet Green
Ralph Peters ... Officer Rafferty
Frank Jaquet ... Paul Hamlin
Edward Earle ... Dawson, Police Lab
Claudia Dell ... Vera Starkey
Harry Depp ... Charles Edwards
Charles Jordan ... Tom Starkey
Dick Gordon ... William Bonner (as Richard Gordon)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Meeting at Midnight (USA) (TV title)
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Runtime:
67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2004)
Company:
Monogram Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Actress Frances Chan didn't have to stretch too far in this role. She played a character named . . . Frances Chan! more
Quotes:
Charlie Chan: Shady business do not make for sunny life. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Castle in the Desert (1942) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
No Sons, Daughter, 25 July 2004
7/10
Author: dbborroughs from Glen Cove, New York

In a break from the typical Chan pattern Charlie is aide by his daughter this time. Interestingly he treats much better than he he ever did any of his boys.

This concerns a murder at a seance and more following. Its far from the best of the Chans, but at the same time its far from the worst, especially in light of there not being a son to get into mischief. Its the atypical nature that lifts it up from being a purely run of the mill story. Granted if you've not seen a good number of the Chan films the small differences may not seem like much, but for those of us who've seen every appearance its the little things that count.

7 out of 10 for those looking for a break in the Chan formula, 6 out of 10 for everyone else.

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