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Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940 · 77 min

A cozy, talky whodunit that ambles through suspects and clues with gentle humour, offering mild suspense and old-fashioned charm rather than real scares.}{.

Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Leo G. Carroll
Tagline
DEATH AFLOAT...striking swiftly. suddenly...leaving on each strangled victim a calling card of crimson coin...thirty pieces of silver!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Leo G. Carroll
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • revenge
    • justice
    • crime
    Places
    • sea
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, crime, mystery, thriller
    Directed by
    Eugene Forde
    Written by
    Robertson White, Lester Ziffren
    Starring
    Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Leo G. Carroll, Lionel Atwill, Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver, Cora Witherspoon, Don Beddoe
    Cinematography
    Virgil Miller
    Runtime
    77 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English, Italian

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