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6.8/10   56 votes
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Writers:
Gene R. Kearney (story)
Gene R. Kearney (teleplay)
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Release Date:
17 July 1979 (USA) more
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Charlie Chan investigates a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Greek shipping tycoon. | add synopsis
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Somewhat Complicated Film, But the heart is in the right place more (3 total)

Cast

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Ross Martin ... Charlie Chan
Richard Haydn ... Andrew Kidder

Louise Sorel ... Ariane Hadrachi
Joseph Hindy ... Paul Hadrachi
Kathleen Widdoes ... Irene Hadrachi
Don Gordon ... Lambert
Peter Donat ... Noel Adamson

Leslie Nielsen ... Alexander Hadrachi
Rocky Gunn ... Peter Chan
Virginia Ann Lee ... Doreen Chan
Ernest Harada ... Oliver Chan
Soon-Tek Oh ... Stephen Chan (as Soon-Taik Oh)
Patricia Gage ... Sylvia Grombach (as Pat Gage)
Ted Greenhalgh ... Dr. Howard Jamison
Graeme Campbell ... Inspector McKenzie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Happiness Is a Warm Clue
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Filmed in 1971 but not broadcast until 1979. more
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Somewhat Complicated Film, But the heart is in the right place, 12 April 2000
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Author: dpalmer-2 from Pensacola, FL

This movie starring Ross Martin of Wild, Wild West fame was a good effort at adding to the Charlie Chan Mythos, but in the end, failed.

It is too complicated and hard to follow. Not that I don't mind good mysteries, but I doubt anyone could solve it on their own and that is part of the fun of Charlie Chan movies.

Martin does a decent job as Chan, but a little more of the family Chan might have added to this film. It is fun seeing Leslie Nelison in an early role, but overall, this movie just doesn't hit it and we can see why it stayed on the shelves for over five years after production before seeing the light of day.

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