Charlie Chan at the Opera

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.

Cast

Warner Oland

as Charlie Chan

Boris Karloff

as Gravelle

Keye Luke

as Lee Chan

William Demarest

as Sergeant Kelly

Guy Usher

as Inspector Regan

Margaret Irving

as Mme. Lilli Rochelle

Gregory Gaye

as Enrico Borelli

Nedda Harrigan

as Mme. Lucretia Borelli

Frank Conroy

as Mr. Whitely

Charlotte Henry

as Mlle. Kitty

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I think this might well be my favourite outing for our Hawaiian super sleuth. This time, Warner Oland must investigate some very suspicious goings on in a theatre. Unbeknown to all of us, this theatre has it's very own phantom... but whom? Why? Well, that's all rather entertainingly explained over t...

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