Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
-
17% want to see it
(25 ratings)
Though the 1931 Fox release Charlie Chan Carries On apparently no longer exists, modern viewers can get a general idea of the film's quality by taking a look at its 1940 remake, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise. On the verge of revealing the identity of an international murderer, a Scotland Yard… More Though the 1931 Fox release Charlie Chan Carries On apparently no longer exists, modern viewers can get a general idea of the film's quality by taking a look at its 1940 remake, Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise. On the verge of revealing the identity of an international murderer, a Scotland Yard man is himself killed in the Honolulu offices of detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler). The only existing clues point to the fact that the murderer is one of several passengers on a ship bound for San Francisco. In time-honored movie-mystery tradition, the ship's manifest is chock full of such suspicious types as Dr. Sudermann (Lionel Atwill), Professor Gordon (Leo G. Carroll) and religious fanatic Mr. Walters (Charles Middleton). Another murder takes place before Chan is able to expose the perpetrator with the help of the supposedly blinded widow (Kay Linaker) of the original victim. Comedy relief is provided by Victor Sen Yung as Chan's eternally bumbling Number Two son and by Cora Witherspoon as man-chasing spinster Susie Watson (a character originally portrayed as a youthful gold-digger by Marjoire White in Charlie Chan Carries On). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
-
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An above-average entry into the Charlie Chan series.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Subscription Services
Not Available
Not Available
Not Available
Cast
-
Sidney Toler
as Charlie Chan
-
Marjorie Weaver
as Paula Drake
-
Lionel Atwill
as Dr. Suderman
-
Robert Lowery
as Dick Kenyon
-
Don Beddoe
as Frederick Ross
-
Leo G Carroll
as Prof. Gordon
-
Cora Witherspoon
as Susie Watson
-
Kay Linaker
as Mrs. Pendleton
-
Harlan Briggs
as Coroner
-
Charles B. Middleton
as Mr. Jeremiah Walters
-
Claire Du Brey
as Mrs. Walters
-
Leonard Mudie
as Gerald Pendleton
-
James Burke
as Wilkie House Detective
-
Richard Keene
as Buttons
-
Layne Tom Jr.
as Willie Chan
-
Wade Boteler
as Police Chief
-
Cliff Clark
as Lt. Wilson
-
John Dilson
as Police Doctor
-
Walter Miller
as Officer
-
Victor Sen Yung
as Jimmy Chan
-
C. Montague Shaw
as Inspector Duff
-
Harry Strang
as Guard
-
Emmett Vogan
as Hotel Manager
