Underplayed Gems

The Chinese Cat (1944)

The Chinese Cat poster
Original title
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Charlie Chan investigates a murder connected to a stolen Chinese cat statue. The story involves a funhouse and a locked room mystery.

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What happens

The Chinese Cat (also titled Murder in the Funhouse) is a 1944 mystery film starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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