Charlie Chan at the Opera main backdrop
Charlie Chan at the Opera main poster

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Visit website

6.8/10 • 34

1936-12-041h 8m

CrimeMysteryThriller

A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Directors
H. Bruce Humberstone
Writters
Charles S. Belden
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers
Editors
Charles S. Belden, Alex Troffey

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Warner Oland

    Warner Oland

    Charlie Chan

  2. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Gravelle

  3. Keye Luke

    Keye Luke

    Lee Chan

  4. William Demarest

    William Demarest

    Sergeant Kelly

  5. Guy Usher

    Guy Usher

    Inspector Regan

  6. Margaret Irving

    Margaret Irving

    Mme. Lilli Rochelle

  7. Gregory Gaye

    Gregory Gaye

    Enrico Borelli

  8. Nedda Harrigan

    Nedda Harrigan

    Mme. Lucretia Borelli

  9. Frank Conroy

    Frank Conroy

    Mr. Whitely

Reviews1

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Jun 19, 2022

7/10

I think this might well be my favourite outing for our Hawaiian super sleuth. This time, Warner Oland must investigate some very suspicious goings on in a theatre. Unbeknown to all of us, this theatre has it's very own phantom... but whom? Why? Well, that's all rather entertainingly explained over the course of the hour as he - with the help of son "Lee" (Keye Luke) - must stop this from becoming an operatic game of Russian Roulette. Now there is absolutely no jeopardy - it is pretty clear early on who the culprit it; but our journey of discovery is quite cleverly managed by director Bruce Humberstone with engaging efforts from Margaret Irving, Charlotte Henry, Gregory Gaye and, of course, Boris Karloff. Oscar Levant and William Kernell provide us with some operatic numbers that authenticate the process and the thing has a good deal of fun to it, too. Definitely worth watching, this one..

Media

  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster
  • Charlie Chan at the Opera poster

Recommendations

  • Frankenstein main backdrop

    Frankenstein

    7.5

  • Parasite main backdrop

    Parasite

    8.5

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • The Green Mile main backdrop

    The Green Mile

    8.5

  • Inception main backdrop

    Inception

    8.4

  • Oppenheimer main backdrop

    Oppenheimer

    8.1

  • 1917 main backdrop

    1917

    8.0

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox main backdrop

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    7.8

  • Zombieland main backdrop

    Zombieland

    7.3

  • Rear Window main backdrop

    Rear Window

    8.3

  • The Empire Strikes Back main backdrop

    The Empire Strikes Back

    8.4

  • Grease main backdrop

    Grease

    7.4

  • Gladiator main backdrop

    Gladiator

    8.2

  • The Shawshank Redemption main backdrop

    The Shawshank Redemption

    8.7

  • American Beauty main backdrop

    American Beauty

    8.0

  • The Godfather main backdrop

    The Godfather

    8.7

  • Deadpool main backdrop

    Deadpool

    7.6

  • Avengers: Infinity War main backdrop

    Avengers: Infinity War

    8.2

  • In Time main backdrop

    In Time

    7.0

  • The Silence of the Lambs main backdrop

    The Silence of the Lambs

    8.3

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
opera