Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan at the Opera

4/12/1936 1h 8m 6.8/10

Overview

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.

Director

H. Bruce Humberstone

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Gravelle

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Lee Chan

William Demarest

William Demarest

Sergeant Kelly

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Charlie Chan

Guy Usher

Guy Usher

Inspector Regan

Margaret Irving

Margaret Irving

Mme. Lilli Rochelle

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/19/2022

7/10

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..

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