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1931-06-211h 11m

CrimeMystery

The unsolved secrets of Hollywood disclosed under the romantic spell of Hawaiian moonlight

Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.

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Hamilton MacFadden

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  1. Warner Oland

    Warner Oland

    Charlie Chan

  2. Sally Eilers

    Sally Eilers

    Julie O'Neil

  3. Bela Lugosi

    Bela Lugosi

    Tarneverro

  4. Dorothy Revier

    Dorothy Revier

    Shelah Fane

  5. Victor Varconi

    Victor Varconi

    Robert Fyfe

  6. Murray Kinnell

    Murray Kinnell

    Archie Smith

  7. William Post Jr.

    William Post Jr.

    Alan Jaynes

  8. Robert Young

    Robert Young

    Jimmy Bradshaw

  9. Violet Dunn

    Violet Dunn

    Anna the Maid

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

7/10

Warner Oland is "Charlie Chan" in this engaging marriage of the occult with the vanities of Hollywood stardom. "Sheila Fayne" (Dorothy Revier) is an actress being pursued by the wealthy "Alan Jaynes" (William Post). Before she will commit to his ardour, she consults her psychic medium "Tarneverro" (Bela Lugosi). Instead of a simple yeah or nay, though, he raises the spectre of the death of her erstwhile co-star "Danny Mayo" and next thing we know "Chan" is investigating a far more recent murder. Loads of possible culprits; some eerily lit settings, a bit of gently cerebral humour and the sight of his assembled family at a dinner table that would have made even the "Walton's" blush all helps the mystery develop nicely. Lugosi is effective as the clearly dubious mystic, and there's an early turn from the handsome Robert Young to look out for, too. It's well directed, written and the suspense builds nicely. Oland presents a "rotundness" of spirit with his performance; his frequent adages delivered with his tongue in his cheek - and I enjoyed this.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
hawaiimurderwhodunitpsychicmovie starpolice inspectorhonolulu, hawaiiasian mancharlie chanunsolved murder