The Jade Mask (1945)Charlie Chan looks into the apparent murder of a scientist in a spooky mansion. Director:Phil Rosen |
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The Jade Mask (1945)Charlie Chan looks into the apparent murder of a scientist in a spooky mansion. Director:Phil Rosen |
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Mantan Moreland | ... | |
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Edwin Luke | ... |
Eddie Chan
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| Hardie Albright | ... |
Walter Meeker
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Harper
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Janet Warren | ... |
Jean Kent
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Cyril Delevanti | ... |
Roth
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Al Bridge | ... |
Sheriff Mack
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Ralph Lewis | ... |
Officer Jim Kimball
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Dorothy Granger | ... |
Stella Graham
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Edith Evanson | ... |
Louise Harper
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Joe Whitehead | ... |
Dr. Samuel R. Peabody
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Henry Hall | ... |
Inspector Godfrey
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Jack Ingram | ... |
Lloyd Archer
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Danny Desmond | ... |
Bellboy
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Eccentric scientist Harper lives in a spooky mansion with all the trimmings: hidden lab, secret panels, inscrutable butler, and greedy relatives with unusual talents. When Harper seems to be murdered, Charlie Chan (with the uninvited help of No. 4 son) tries to answer such questions as Where's the body? How can a dead man walk? And how can a secret murder be done in full view of detectives and witnesses? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
The Jade Mask has some nice atmosphere to it but the solution is way too goofy to believe. The plot features Chan trying to solve the murder of a scientist. Several more murders occur along the way. Comic relief is provided by a lawman, Chan's number four son Eddie and Birmingham Brown. Brown plays the typical coward role while Eddie is a little more interesting as he's a Chan son who actually goes to his classes in school. He's still a fumbler in the great tradition, however. Another interesting note, the death masks in the movie are made out of plaster, not jade. Not bad but pretty farfetched.
6.0/10