| Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) | |
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| Directed By | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Written By | Bess Meredyth |
| Cast | Warner Oland Boris Karloff Keye Luke |
| Produced By | John Stone |
| Executive Producer | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Cinematography By | Lucien Andriot |
| Film Editing By | Alex Troffey |
| Music By | Samuel Kaylin |
| Distributed By | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Franchise | Charlie Chan Franchise |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | 1936 |
| Runtime | 68 Minutes |
Overview[]
An amnesiac who has been locked in an insane asylum for years, begins to recover his memories. He escapes and heads to an opera house to hide out and take revenge on those who tried to murder him.
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Boris Karloff as Gravelle
- Keye Luke as Lee Chan
- Charlotte Henry at Mlle. Kitty
- William Demarest as Sergeant Kelly
- Guy Usher as Inspector Regan
- Margaret Irving as Lilli Rochelle
- Gregory Gaye as Enrico Borelli
- Nedda Harrigan as Anita Borelli
- Frank Conroy as Mr. Whitely
Production[]
Reception[]
Taglines[]
- A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!
- The Arch enemy of Crime faces the King of Terror!
Trivia[]
- Though only excerpts are used, Oscar Levant wrote an entire short opera for this film.
- Benson Fong, who appears as an extra during the opera scenes, later returned to the series to play Tommy Chan, Charlie's #3 son.