Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.
Director:
Gordon Wiles
Writers:
Helen Logan, Robert Ellis.
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Warner Oland as Charlie Chan |
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Rosina Lawrence as Alice Lowell |
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Charles Quigley as Dick Williams |
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Henrietta Crosman as Mrs. Henrietta Lowell |
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Edward Trevor as Fred Gage |
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Astrid Allwyn as Janice Lowell Gage |
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Herbert Mundin as Baxter |
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Egon Brecher as Ulrich |
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Gloria Roy as Madame Carlotta Bowen |
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Ivan Miller as Morton of Homicide |
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Arthur Edmund Carewe as Professor Bowen |
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Jonathan Hale as Warren T. Phelps |
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Jerry Miley as Allen Colby |
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William Bailey as Det. Harris |
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Francis Ford as Captain of salvage ship |
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Bud Geary as Policeman |
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Chuck Hamilton as Policeman |
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Brick Sullivan as Policeman |
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James T. Mack as Fingerprint man |
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Landers Stevens as Coroner |
| Art | Duncan Cramer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen A. Myron | Costume Design |
| Camera | Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Directing | Gordon Wiles | Director |
| Editing | Nick DeMaggio | Editor |
| Production | John Stone | Producer |
| Writing | Joseph Hoffman | Dialogue |
| Sound | Samuel Kaylin | Music |
| Production | Sol M. Wurtzel | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Earl Derr Biggers | Characters |
| Writing | Helen Logan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Ellis | Screenplay |