

Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937-09-22 · 68 min · ★ 7.2
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
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- Directors
- Eugene Forde
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Warner OlandCharlie Chan
Keye LukeLee Chan
Joan MarshJoan Wendall, Photographer
J. Edward BrombergMurdock, Editor New York Bulletin
Douglas FowleyJohnny Burke
Harold HuberChief Inspector James Nelson NYPD
Donald WoodsSpeed Patten, Reporter New York Bulletin
Louise HenryBillie Bronson
Joan WoodburyMarie Collins / Mrs. Thomas Mitchell
Leon AmesBuzz Moran
Marc LawrenceThomas Mitchell
Toshia MoriLing Tse
Charles WilliamsMeeker, Burke's Lawyer
Eugene BordenLouie, Headwaiter
Lon Chaney Jr.Desk Reporter
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