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6.9/10 • 31

1935-06-041h 13m

Mystery

Once--Twice--Thrice THE KILLER STRIKES-Then CHAN Faces his WEIRDEST MYSTERY!

While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.

Directors
Louis King
Characters
Earl Derr Biggers

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  1. Warner Oland

    Warner Oland

    Charlie Chan

  2. Pat Paterson

    Pat Paterson

    Carol Arnold

  3. Thomas Beck

    Thomas Beck

    Tom Evans

  4. Rita Hayworth

    Rita Hayworth

    Nayda

  5. Stepin Fetchit

    Stepin Fetchit

    Snowshoes

  6. Jameson Thomas

    Jameson Thomas

    Dr. Anton Racine

  7. Frank Conroy

    Frank Conroy

    Prof. John Thurston

  8. Nigel De Brulier

    Nigel De Brulier

    Edfu Ahmad

  9. George Irving

    George Irving

    Prof. Arnold

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CinemaSerf

Jun 19, 2022

7/10

This time, our eponymous detective gets himself embroiled in a caper involving the mummified remains of a corpse - but not one from Pharaonic times! It turns out to be the erstwhile leader of an expedition to discover the tomb of the famed high priest "Ameti". When other artefacts from this discovery start showing up on the black market, "Chan" (Warner Oland) must evaluate the plentiful supply of suspects who frequent this world of creepy antiquity. No children to assist him, but that doesn't distract from what is quite an eerily presented, quickly paced and engaging adventure thriller with plenty of things going bump in the night, an Anubis that haunts the tomb, and even Rita Hayworth as the sultry ("Nayda"). The comedy is overplayed by the all too verbose, frankly irritating, "Snowshoes" (Stepin Fetchit) but there are still plenty of red herrings to keep this film very much at the top end of these mysteries.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
egyptmurderpolice detectivedesertracial stereotypeegyptologistunderwater passageasian american