Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
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Directors
Gordon Wiles
Cast
Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley, Henrietta Crosman
The story
Charlie Chan has been investigating the whereabouts of Allen Colby, heir to a vast fortune. He recently made contact with his relations in San Francisco: his Aunt Henrietta Colby Lowell, her daughters Alice and Janice, and Janice's husband, Fred. The story opens as Allen is traced to a ship that has sunk, but it cannot be confirmed that he is dead.
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Crime, crime film, mystery film
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