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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 · 70 min

A gentle, old-fashioned murder mystery that unfolds at a leisurely pace, offering light suspense and mild charm without demanding much.

Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Warner Oland, Heather Angel, Roger Imhof
Overview
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.

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Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Warner Oland, Heather Angel, Roger Imhof
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
Hamilton MacFadden
Written by
Marion Orth, Lester Cole
Starring
Warner Oland, Heather Angel, Roger Imhof, John Warburton, Walter Byron, Ivan F. Simpson, Virginia Cherrill, Francis Ford
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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