Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 1h 10m EN

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8.0

BANGER

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5.9

IMDB

★8.0TMDB · 2★5.9IMDB · 423

Mystery

Synopsis

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When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Heather Angel
Carlotte Eagan
Roger Imhof
The Beachcomber
John Warburton
John Quincy Winterslip
Walter Byron
Henry Jennison
Ivan F. Simpson
Brade
Virginia Cherrill
Barbara Winterslip
Francis Ford
Captain Hallett

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Writers: Marion Orth, Lester Cole
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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ERA

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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Warner Oland and Heather Angel and Roger Imhof carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0023881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hamilton MacFadden 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.
293 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 Heather Angel and Roger Imhof carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0023881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.