Charlie Chan at the Opera
A fiendish killer lurks at the opera! Weird! Thrilling! The Master Minds of Crime Match Wits Against Each Other!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
68 min
Release Date
1936-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
6.8
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Boris Karloff
Gravelle
Keye Luke
Lee Chan
William Demarest
Sergeant Kelly
Guy Usher
Inspector Regan
Margaret Irving
Mme. Lilli Rochelle
Gregory Gaye
Enrico Borelli
Nedda Harrigan
Mme. Lucretia Borelli
Frank Conroy
Mr. Whitely
Charlotte Henry
Mlle. Kitty
Thomas Beck
Phil Childers
Maurice Cass
Mr. Arnold
Tom McGuire
Pop Morris - Stage Doorman
Marc Lawrence
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Joan Woodbury
Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
William Bailey
Detective (uncredited)
Charles Bancroft
Soldier in Opera (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Murdered Orderly (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Backstage Cop Who Shoots Gravelle (uncredited)
Myrta Bonillas
Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Raymond Brown
Guard (uncredited)
Carita Crawford
Dancer in Opera (uncredited)
Patrick Cunning
Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Zari Elmassian
Mme. Rochelle (singing voice) (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Cop (uncredited)
Jim Farley
Detective (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Larry Fisher
Cop (uncredited)
Benson Fong
Opera Supernumerary (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Cop (uncredited)
Milton Gowman
Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Villager in Opera (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Detective (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
6.0
The Black Camel
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.
1931-06-21 | en
7.0
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
1937-09-22 | en
6.5
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.
1937-12-17 | en
6.7
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.
1940-05-02 | en
7.6
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
A wax museum run by a demented doctor contains statues of such crime figures as Jack the Ripper and Bluebeard. In addition to making wax statues the doctor performs plastic surgery. It is here that an arch fiend takes refuge.
1940-09-06 | en
6.8
Charlie Chan in Panama
Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.
1940-03-01 | en
6.1
Murder Over New York
When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.
1940-12-13 | en
6.3
Dead Men Tell
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.
1941-03-28 | en
6.2
Charlie Chan in Rio
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder.
1941-09-05 | en
5.9
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.
1944-02-14 | en
6.4
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
To solve the murder of a man shot in a locked room, Chan must wade through a Fun House, the writings of an unscrupulous author, and chess pieces.
1944-05-20 | en
7.0
Black Magic
Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.
1944-08-19 | en
5.8
The Shanghai Cobra
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of murders. Charlie Chan investigates.
1945-09-29 | en
6.5
The Red Dragon
Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.
1945-08-01 | en
5.9
The Scarlet Clue
Chinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.
1945-05-11 | en
6.1
The Jade Mask
The latest assignment for respected detective Charlie Chan has come directly from the government and involves the disappearance of a scientist named Harper, who was working on an extremely important serum. When the scientist is killed, Chan must sort through all very likely suspects, including the man's sister and his butler.
1945-01-26 | en
5.8
Shadows Over Chinatown
In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.
1946-06-27 | en
5.7
Dangerous Money
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.
1946-10-12 | en
6.1
Dark Alibi
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.
1946-05-25 | en
6.7
The Trap
When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.
1946-11-30 | en