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Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan at the Opera

  • Status: Released
  • 04-12-1936
  • Runtime: 68 min
  • Score: 6.8
  • Vote count: 34

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.

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Boris Karloff

Gravelle

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

William Demarest

Sergeant Kelly

Guy Usher

Inspector Regan

Margaret Irving

Mme. Lilli Rochelle

Gregory Gaye

Enrico Borelli

Nedda Harrigan

Mme. Lucretia Borelli

Frank Conroy

Mr. Whitely

Charlotte Henry

Mlle. Kitty

Thomas Beck

Phil Childers

Maurice Cass

Mr. Arnold

Tom McGuire

Pop Morris - Stage Doorman

Marc Lawrence

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Joan Woodbury

Dancer in Opera (uncredited)

William Bailey

Detective (uncredited)

Charles Bancroft

Soldier in Opera (uncredited)

John Bleifer

Murdered Orderly (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Backstage Cop Who Shoots Gravelle (uncredited)

Myrta Bonillas

Villager in Opera (uncredited)

Raymond Brown

Guard (uncredited)

Carita Crawford

Dancer in Opera (uncredited)

Patrick Cunning

Villager in Opera (uncredited)

Zari Elmassian

Mme. Rochelle (singing voice) (uncredited)

Frank Fanning

Cop (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Detective (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Opera Spectator (uncredited)

Larry Fisher

Cop (uncredited)

Benson Fong

Opera Supernumerary (uncredited)

J. C. Fowler

Opera Spectator (uncredited)

Otto Fries

Innkeeper (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Cop (uncredited)

Milton Gowman

Villager in Opera (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Villager in Opera (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Detective (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Opera Spectator (uncredited)

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 the course of the hour as he - with the help of son "Lee" (Keye Luke) - must stop this from becoming an operatic game of Russian Roulette. Now there is absolutely no jeopardy - it is pretty clear early on who the culprit it; but our journey of discovery is quite cleverly managed by director Bruce Humberstone with engaging efforts from Margaret Irving, Charlotte Henry, Gregory Gaye and, of course, Boris Karloff. Oscar Levant and William Kernell provide us with some operatic numbers that authenticate the process and the thing has a good deal of fun to it, too. Definitely worth watching, this one..