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Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935 · 73 min

A creaky but atmospheric old-dark-house mystery with exotic trappings, mild chills, and a detective's calm wit.

Directed by
Louis King
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck
Tagline
Once--Twice--Thrice THE KILLER STRIKES-Then CHAN Faces his WEIRDEST MYSTERY!
Overview
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.

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Directed by
Louis King
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • deception
  • greed
  • family
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
mystery
Directed by
Louis King
Written by
Robert Ellis, Helen Logan
Starring
Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita Hayworth, Stepin Fetchit, Jameson Thomas, Frank Conroy, Nigel De Brulier
Runtime
73 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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