Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)

  • NR
  • 01/10/1936 (US)
  • Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • 1h 12m

San Francisco is the scene of Chan's newest and most baffling mystery!

Overview

Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.

Gordon Wiles

Director

Earl Derr Biggers

Characters

Helen Logan

Screenplay

Robert Ellis

Screenplay

Cast

Warner Oland's headshot

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan
Rosina Lawrence's headshot

Rosina Lawrence

Alice Lowell
Charles Quigley's headshot

Charles Quigley

Dick Williams
Henrietta Crosman's headshot

Henrietta Crosman

Mrs. Henrietta Lowell
Edward Trevor's headshot

Edward Trevor

Fred Gage
Astrid Allwyn's headshot

Astrid Allwyn

Janice Lowell Gage
Herbert Mundin's headshot

Herbert Mundin

Baxter
Egon Brecher's headshot

Egon Brecher

Ulrich

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