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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case poster
Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Detective Charlie Chan investigates a murder case in Honolulu. He uncovers clues and suspects among a wealthy family.

old-fashionedmysteriouslow-keydatedslow-pacedwhodunitlighthearted

What happens

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case is a 1933 American pre-Code murder mystery film starring Warner Oland as the Oriental detective Charlie Chan. It was based on the Earl Derr Biggers novel The House Without a Key (1925). Oland made a series of Charlie Chan films; along with three others, this one is considered to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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