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Black Magic

1944 · 67 min

A cozy, quick whodunit with spooky seance trappings, gentle comic relief and a detective who unravels the trick with calm charm.

Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Horror
Tagline
Chan stalks a fiendish murderer!
Overview
Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, tense and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Mystery, deception, family, death
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Horror
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In this series

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

  1. Charlie Chan in HonoluluMovie · 1938
  2. Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandMovie · 1939
  3. Charlie Chan in RenoMovie · 1939
  4. City in DarknessMovie · 1939
  5. Charlie Chan at the Wax MuseumMovie · 1940
  6. Charlie Chan in PanamaMovie · 1940
  7. Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseMovie · 1940
  8. Murder Over New YorkMovie · 1940
  9. Charlie Chan in RioMovie · 1941
  10. Dead Men TellMovie · 1941
  11. Castle in the DesertMovie · 1942
  12. Black MagicMovie · 1944 This title
  13. Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatMovie · 1944
  14. Charlie Chan in the Secret ServiceMovie · 1944
  15. The Shanghai CobraMovie · 1945
  16. Dark AlibiMovie · 1946
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
mystery, comedy, horror
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Written by
George Callahan
Starring
Sidney Toler, Frances Chan, Mantan Moreland, Joseph Crehan, Ralph Peters, Jacqueline deWit, Helen Beverly, Harry Depp
Runtime
67 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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