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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

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  • 1h 16m
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Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Mystery
Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.Charlie tries to discover the identity of a strangler who strikes multiple times on a cruise ship bound from Honolulu to California.
IMDb RATING
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1.4K
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    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Robertson White(screen play)
    • Lester Ziffren(screen play)
    • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the story: "Charlie Chan Carries On" by)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Toler
    • Marjorie Weaver
    • Lionel Atwill
    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Robertson White(screen play)
    • Lester Ziffren(screen play)
    • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the story: "Charlie Chan Carries On" by)
  • Stars
    • Sidney Toler
    • Marjorie Weaver
    • Lionel Atwill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Leo G. Carroll and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill, Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Sidney Toler, Layne Tom Jr., and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Sidney Toler and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill, John Dilson, Sidney Toler, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, and Marjorie Weaver in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill, Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill, Don Beddoe, Claire Du Brey, Kay Linaker, Robert Lowery, Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, and Cora Witherspoon in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Lionel Atwill, Claire Du Brey, Robert Lowery, Charles Middleton, Sidney Toler, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
    Leo G. Carroll and Sidney Toler in Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

    Top cast

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    Sidney Toler
    Sidney Toler
    • Charlie Chan
    Marjorie Weaver
    Marjorie Weaver
    • Paula Drake
    Lionel Atwill
    Lionel Atwill
    • Dr. Suderman
    Victor Sen Yung
    Victor Sen Yung
    • Jimmy Chan
    • (as Sen Yung)
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • James Ross
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Professor Gordon
    • (as Leo Carroll)
    Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery
    • Dick Kenyon
    Harlan Briggs
    Harlan Briggs
    • Coroner
    Cora Witherspoon
    Cora Witherspoon
    • Susie Watson
    Kay Linaker
    Kay Linaker
    • Mrs. Pendleton
    Charles Middleton
    Charles Middleton
    • Mr. Walters
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    • Mrs. Walters
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Gerald Pendleton
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Wilkie
    Richard Keene
    Richard Keene
    • Buttons
    Layne Tom Jr.
    Layne Tom Jr.
    • Willie Chan
    C. Montague Shaw
    C. Montague Shaw
    • Inspector Duff
    • (as Montague Shaw)
    George Atkinson
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
      • Eugene Forde
    • Writers
      • Robertson White(screen play)
      • Lester Ziffren(screen play)
      • Earl Derr Biggers(based on the story: "Charlie Chan Carries On" by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Layne Tom Jr., who plays Willie Chan, previously played Charlie's son as Tommy Chan two years earlier in Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938). A year before that he appeared as Charlie Chan Jr. in Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937).
    • Goofs
      Don Beddoe's character is referred to in the film as Frederick Ross, but the credits list him as James Ross
    • Quotes

      Charlie Chan: To speak without thinking is to shoot without aiming.

    • Connections
      Edited into Who Dunit Theater: Charlie Chan and the Murder Cruise (2021)

    User reviews26

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    Watch out for Cora Witherspoon, she is a riot to watch!! LOL
    This film is a very good and has a hilarious performance by the great Cora Witherspoon!! She must be from the Edna Mae Oliver school of acting--one of those ladies that can steal every scene that she is in. All the Charlie Chan films are very enjoyable to watch, at least the ones with Sidney Toler in them, as he was the best actor to portray Charlie Chan. All around good fun film to watch!!
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    • SkippyDevereaux
    • Nov 7, 2001

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1940 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 16 minutes
      • Black and White

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