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6.6/10 • 26

1939-08-311h 12m

MysteryThriller

The strange case of murder by magic!

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.

Directors
Norman Foster
Writters
John Larkin

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  1. Sidney Toler

    Sidney Toler

    Charlie Chan

  2. Victor Sen Yung

    Victor Sen Yung

    Jimmy Chan

  3. Cesar Romero

    Cesar Romero

    Fred Rhadini

  4. Douglas Fowley

    Douglas Fowley

    Peter Lewis

  5. Pauline Moore

    Pauline Moore

    Eve Cairo

  6. Donald MacBride

    Donald MacBride

    Deputy Police Chief J.J. Kilvaine

  7. Douglass Dumbrille

    Douglass Dumbrille

    Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory

  8. Trevor Bardette

    Trevor Bardette

    Dr. Zodiac's Servant

  9. Gerald Mohr

    Gerald Mohr

    Dr. Zodiac (in disguise)

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CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022

7/10

The more effective pairing of "Charlie" (Sidney Toler) and No 2 son "Jimmy" (Victor Sen Yung) are embroiled in an investigation into an apparent suicide of his friend "Paul" (Louis Heydt) on a plane to San Francisco. It soon starts to look like there is much more too it to - the last page of a manuscript he was working on has gone missing - and investigations lead them to the door of the mysterious "Dr. Zodiak" who claims enormous psychic powers. What ensues now is quite a cleverly constructed mystery with loads of mystic hokum, some blackmail and a good supporting cast from the likes of Pauline Moore ("Eve") and Cesar Romero as rival mind reader "Rhadini". The tension for this entertaining drama is really helped by spooky scenarios and the somewhat menacing costume of the enigmatic "Zodiak" - indeed quite a bit of effort has gone into the production culminating in quite a surprising conclusion involving an old iron maiden. One of the best of the series.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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