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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island poster
Directed by
Norman Foster
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Detective Charlie Chan investigates a murder and a suspicious psychic at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island. He must untangle a web of suspects and clues to solve the crime.

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What happens

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, that takes place on Treasure Island during San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition (1939–1940). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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