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Charlie Chan at the Opera 
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone Produced by John Stone Written by Bess Meredyth Starring Warner Oland Music by William Kernell Cinematography Lucien N. Andriot Distributed by 20th Century Fox Country United States Charlie Chan at the Opera is considered by many to be the best Warner Oland Charlie Chan film, probably due to the co-acting of Boris Karloff. This is the 13th film starring Oland as Chan and produced by Fox in 1936.
Plot
Charlie (Oland) gets to watch a performance that's to die for. For seven years, opera star Gravelle (Karloff) has been locked in an insane asylum, his identity a mystery - even to himself. But when his memory unexpectedly returns, he begins to recall that his wife and her lover tried to murder him - and now he's determined to make them face the music.
Cast
- Warner Oland as Charlie Chan
- Boris Karloff as Gravelle
- Keye Luke as Lee Chan
- William Demarest as Sergeant Kelly
- Guy Usher as Inspector Regan
- Margaret Irving as Lilli Rochelle
- Gregory Gaye as Enrico Borelli
- Nedda Harrigan as Anita Borelli
- Frank Conroy as Mr. Whitely
The music for the on screen opera "Carnival" is by Oscar Levant.
External links
- Charlie Chan at the Opera at the TCM Movie Database
- Charlie Chan at the Opera at the Internet Movie Database
Charlie Chan Creator Novels The House Without a Key (1925) · The Chinese Parrot (1926) · Behind That Curtain (1928) · The Black Camel (1929) · Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) · Keeper of the Keys (1932)English-language Films The House Without a Key (1926) • The Chinese Parrot (1927) • Behind That Curtain (1929) • Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) • The Black Camel (1931) • Charlie Chan's Chance (1932) • Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) • Charlie Chan's Courage (1934) • Charlie Chan in London (1934) • Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) • Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935) • Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) • Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) • Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) • Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937) • Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938) • Charlie Chan in Reno (1938) • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) • City in Darkness (1939) • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940) • Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) • Charlie Chan in Panama (1940) • Murder Over New York (1940) • Dead Men Tell (1941) • Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) • Castle in the Desert (1942) • Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) • The Chinese Cat (1944) • Black Magic (1944) • The Shanghai Cobra (1945) • The Red Dragon (1945) • The Scarlet Clue (1945) • The Jade Mask (1945) • Dangerous Money (1946) • Dark Alibi (1946) • Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) • The Trap (1946) • The Chinese Ring (1947) • Docks of New Orleans (1948) • Shanghai Chest (1948) • The Golden Eye (1948) • The Feathered Serpent (1948) • Sky Dragon (1949) • The Return of Charlie Chan (aka Happiness is a Warm Clue) (1973) • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)Mandarin Chinese-language Films The Disappearing Corpse (1937) · The Pearl Tunic (1938) · The Radio Station Murder (1939) · Charlie Chan Smashes an Evil Plot (1941) · Charlie Chan Matches Wits with the Prince of Darkness (1948)Spanish-language Films Eran Trece (1931) · La Serpiente Roja (1937) · El Monstruo en la Sombra (1955)Television Other Categories:- American films
- Charlie Chan films
- 1936 films
- 1930s drama films
- Black-and-white films
- English-language films
- Films directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
- Opera films
- 20th Century Fox films
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