Charlie Chan at the Race Track

"THE DEADLY PHANTOM HORSESHOE STRIKES! AN OCEAN LINER BLAZES ...TO COVER CRIME! THE INFRA-RAY HURLS UNSEEN DEATH! THE POISON FOAM BUBBLES VENOMOUSLY!"

1936 1h 10m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 23

MysteryComedyThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.

“THE DEADLY PHANTOM HORSESHOE STRIKES! AN OCEAN LINER BLAZES ...TO COVER CRIME! THE INFRA-RAY HURLS UNSEEN DEATH! THE POISON FOAM BUBBLES VENOMOUSLY!”

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Cast

Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
Helen Wood
Alice Fenton
Thomas Beck
Bruce Rogers
Alan Dinehart
George Chester
Gavin Muir
Bagley
Gloria Roy
Catherine Chester
Jonathan Hale
Warren Fenton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Writers: Lou Breslow, Saul Elkins, Robert Ellis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Helen Wood carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE DEADLY PHANTOM HORSESHOE STRIKES! AN OCEAN LINER BLAZES ...TO COVER CRIME! THE INFRA-RAY HURLS UNSEEN DEATH! THE POISON FOAM BUBBLES VENOMOUSLY!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027441 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

H. Bruce Humberstone directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Warner Oland and Keye Luke and Helen Wood carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "THE DEADLY PHANTOM HORSESHOE STRIKES! AN OCEAN LINER BLAZES ...TO COVER CRIME! THE INFRA-RAY HURLS UNSEEN DEATH! THE POISON FOAM BUBBLES VENOMOUSLY!".
7IMDB entry: tt0027441 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)

Part of

Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection

Charlie Chan Chanthology

Also by

H. Bruce Humberstone

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-19
★ 7/10
I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that being a friend of "Charlie Chan" is a downright dangerous thing to be! This time, his pal "Maj. Kent" (George Irving) is accompanying his celebrated horse "Avalanche" to Los Angeles to race it in the famous "Santa Juanita" handicap when he is discovered in it's stall, having been kicked to death! Charlie and No. 1 son "Lee" (Keye Luke) must get to the bottom of this sinister conspiracy and soon discover that maybe the horse wasn't to blame after all.. This feature had a really good dynamic between father and son; more for Luke to work with here on both the comic and practical fronts and it's got quite a few plausible suspects as the mystery unfolds. Some nice equestrian footage and a lively supporting cast make for superior effort from all concerned.

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