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MysteryThriller

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

- The strange case of murder by magic!

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.

Release Date : 1939-08-31

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sidney Toler

Character Name : Charlie Chan

Original Name : Sidney Toler

Gender : Male

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Jimmy Chan

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Cesar Romero

Character Name : Fred Rhadini

Original Name : Cesar Romero

Gender : Male

Douglas Fowley

Character Name : Peter Lewis

Original Name : Douglas Fowley

Gender : Male

Pauline Moore

Character Name : Eve Cairo

Original Name : Pauline Moore

Gender : Female

Donald MacBride

Character Name : Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine

Original Name : Donald MacBride

Gender : Male

Douglass Dumbrille

Character Name : Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory

Original Name : Douglass Dumbrille

Gender : Male

Trevor Bardette

Character Name : Dr. Zodiac's Servant

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Gerald Mohr

Character Name : Dr. Zodiac (in disguise)

Original Name : Gerald Mohr

Gender : Male

Wally Vernon

Character Name : Elmer

Original Name : Wally Vernon

Gender : Male

June Gale

Character Name : Myra Rhadini

Original Name : June Gale

Gender : Female

Billie Seward

Character Name : Mrs. Bessie Sibley

Original Name : Billie Seward

Gender : Female

Sally Blane

Character Name : Stella Essex

Original Name : Sally Blane

Gender : Female

Charles Halton

Character Name : Uncle Redley

Original Name : Charles Halton

Gender : Male

Louis Jean Heydt

Character Name : Paul Essex

Original Name : Louis Jean Heydt

Gender : Male

Jack Chefe

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Jack Chefe

Gender : Male

Heinie Conklin

Character Name : First Taxicab Driver

Original Name : Heinie Conklin

Gender : Male

Sayre Dearing

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Sayre Dearing

Gender : Male

Bud Geary

Character Name : Cop at Station House

Original Name : Bud Geary

Gender : Male

Harold Goodwin

Character Name : Airplane Steward

Original Name : Harold Goodwin

Gender : Male

Edith Hallor

Character Name : Toots - Stout Woman

Original Name : Edith Hallor

Gender : Male

Fred Kelsey

Character Name : Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

Original Name : Fred Kelsey

Gender : Male

Al Kikume

Character Name : Waiter at Hawaiian Village

Original Name : Al Kikume

Gender : Male

Kay Linaker

Character Name : Egyptian Princess Ectoplasm

Original Name : Kay Linaker

Gender : Female

Hank Mann

Character Name : Second Taxicab Driver

Original Name : Hank Mann

Gender : Male

Margaret Mann

Character Name : Airplane Passenger

Original Name : Margaret Mann

Gender : Female

Frank Meredith

Character Name : Second Detective

Original Name : Frank Meredith

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Bruce Mitchell

Character Name : Police Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Bruce Mitchell

Gender : Male

Hans Moebus

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Hans Moebus

Gender : Male

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

David Newell

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : David Newell

Gender : Male

Imboden Parrish

Character Name : Plane Passenger

Original Name : Imboden Parrish

Gender : Male

Tom Quinn

Character Name : Man at Landing Gate

Original Name : Tom Quinn

Gender : Male

Arthur Rankin

Character Name : Airways Official

Original Name : Arthur Rankin

Gender : Male

Fred Rapport

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Fred Rapport

Gender : Male

Gloria Roy

Character Name : Plane Passenger

Original Name : Gloria Roy

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Sayre

Character Name : Man at Landing Gate

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Harry Strang

Character Name : Taxicab Dispatcher

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Plane Passenger

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

Edwin Tuttle

Character Name : Audience Member

Original Name : Edwin Tuttle

Gender : Male

John Elliott

Character Name : Doctor - Backstage

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-22

The more effective pairing of "Charlie" (Sidney Toler) and No 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) are embroiled in an investigation into an apparent suicide of his friend "Paul" (Louis Heydt) on a plane to San Francisco. It soon starts to look like there is much more too it to - the last page of a manuscript he was working on has gone missing - and investigations lead them to the door of the mysterious "Dr. Zodiak" who claims enormous psychic powers. What ensues now is quite a cleverly constructed mystery with loads of mystic hokum, some blackmail and a good supporting cast from the likes of Pauline Moore ("Eve") and Cesar Romero as rival mind reader "Rhadini". The tension for this entertaining drama is really helped by spooky scenarios and the somewhat menacing costume of the enigmatic "Zodiak" - indeed quite a bit of effort has gone into the production culminating in quite a surprising conclusion involving an old iron maiden. One of the best of the series.