Charlie Chan Carries On

"Solve This Mystery"

1931 1h 16m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.

“Solve This Mystery”

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Cast

Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
John Garrick
Mark Kenaway
Marguerite Churchill
Pamela Potter
Warren Hymer
Max Minchin
George Brent
Capt. Ronald Keane
Marjorie White
Sadie
C. Henry Gordon
John Ross
William Holden
Patrick Tait

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Writers: Philip Klein, Barry Conners
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 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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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Warner Oland and John Garrick and Marguerite Churchill carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Solve This Mystery".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hamilton MacFadden directs. George Schneiderman behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Part of the "Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Hamilton MacFadden, shot by George Schneiderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Warner Oland and John Garrick and Marguerite Churchill carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Solve This Mystery".
9IMDB entry: tt0021733 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.